hugopal “vaccinating 100,000 people age 20 to 29 would lead, on average, to 1.9 cases of the blood clotting disorder. But it would not prevent any deaths from Covid-19”
Interesting that you chose to quote this part, but not the paragraph immediately following it - which highlights that vaccinating younger populations is less about preventing serious illness and death in THAT population, but instead preventing serious illness and death in populations that are more susceptible to the virus.
“There are other things to consider, however, says Jeremy Farrar, an infectious disease expert who heads the Wellcome Trust. “Don’t underestimate the impact of Long COVID,” he says. “These vaccines do appear to protect against that as well.” And vaccinating younger people not only protects them, but also helps keep them from spreading the virus to more vulnerable people in a community.”
