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FDA's Push for COVID Vaccine EUA for Young Children Opposed by Children's Health Defense

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Children's Health Defense (CHD) is strongly opposing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) push for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a COVID vaccine for children between six months and five years old, citing the lack of risk to this age group and the availability of safer alternatives for treating COVID-19. CHD has an ongoing lawsuit in Texas alleging that the FDA's EUA for COVID vaccines in 5- to 11-year-olds was arbitrary and capricious, violating federal law and ignoring reports of deaths and serious injuries. The organization argues that vaccinating young children against COVID-19 is not only unethical but also poses significant risks, including deaths and serious injuries that are being underreported.

Key Takeaways:

  • CHD is urging the FDA to cease its push for EUA of a COVID vaccine for children ages six months to five years, citing the lack of risk and availability of safer alternatives.
  • CHD has an active lawsuit in Texas alleging that the FDA's EUA for COVID vaccines in 5- to 11-year-olds was arbitrary and capricious, violating federal law and ignoring reports of deaths and serious injuries.
  • Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) in 1986, granting immunity to drug companies for harms caused by vaccines added to the recommended schedule, and establishing the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which has paid out over $4.7 billion for deaths and injuries from vaccines since 1989.
  • The U.S. government has reported 1,071,856 injuries, including 22,607 deaths, following COVID vaccination, according to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS).
  • CHD executive director Laura Bono stated that the FDA is prioritizing industry interests over the safety of children, calling it "despicable." CHD president and general counsel Mary Holland emphasized the need for parents to be aware of the risks associated with vaccination and the broken compensation system.
  • The long-term effects of COVID shots are unknown, but the short-term effects are already historic, with the reported number of deaths following COVID vaccination exceeding the total number of deaths from all other vaccines since the establishment of VAERS in 1986.

Statistics:

  • 1,071,856 reports of injury, including 22,607 deaths, following COVID vaccination in the U.S. government's VAERS database.
  • $4.7 billion paid out by the U.S. government for deaths and injuries from vaccines since 1989.
  • 22,607 reported deaths following COVID vaccination, exceeding the total number of deaths reported to VAERS from all other vaccines since 1986.

Sources:

  • Children's Health Defense (CHD) press release, February 1, 2022.
  • Associated Press, "FDA pushes for emergency use of COVID vaccine in young children".
  • 21 U.S. Code § 360bbb-3-(3), "authorization for medical products for use in emergencies".
  • Johns Hopkins COVID study, 48,000 children without preexisting conditions showed a mortality rate of zero.
  • German COVID study, case fatality rate among children is three out of a million, with zero deaths in children under five.
  • COMTEX_401569152/2010/2022-02-01T11:31:32 (C) Copyright 2022 GlobeNewswire, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986.

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