United Kingdom: A contraindication can stop young people from getting stuck
A rare side effect of Covid-19 vaccines could prevent British children from getting the vaccine, an expert said in a BBC interview, at a time when the government is wondering whether it is appropriate to vaccinate children aged 12 to 15. on returning from vacation.
Professor Calum Semple , who is part of the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage), described the decision to be made by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) as a " very difficult judgment ".
On the BBC Breakfast program he said: " We have an almost perfect balance between a rare side effect – which is very, very rare, which is myocarditis – and the low risk (from Covid) for the children themselves . "
" However, if we take into account the risks of impact on transmission to society in general and school interruption, then we have a broader view of the benefits of vaccination, this could shift the decision on vaccinating young people aged 12 to 15. , but this is a really difficult judgment “.
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle that reduces the heart's ability to pump blood and causes an unusual heart rhythm. Professor Semple said he would only opt for a dose of the vaccine for young people aged 12 to 15 if the choice were up to him, but he also said he was " Happy " not to be on the governing body that will have to make the decision. . He said: “ I would probably do a single dose of the vaccine for young people aged 12 to 15, as a one-off, to help public health in general, break the chains of transmission in society. The rare side effect of myocarditis appears to be associated more with the second dose than with the first. So I would probably go the route of administering a single dose, once, and then wait for the children to be much older before starting the double dose ”.
The problem is not of an organizational nature, but of a medical one, because the Minister of Education affirmed that there are no problems of space or doses. We will see what will be decided by the JCVI, the responsible ministerial committee.
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