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Closed petition Prevent Covid vaccines for children until clinical trials have fully concluded
While a number of children have sadly died with Covid, severe or life-threatening symptoms in children are rare, and any plans to roll out vaccination to all children would appear to be more about protecting the vulnerable, than children.
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Whilst the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has started to look at the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in children, the long term effects are unknown.
Until clinical trials for vaccines have fully concluded the precautionary principle should apply, and children should not be vaccinated.
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