Despite persistent recommendations from U.S. health agencies to vaccinate children as young as six months against COVID-19, a new study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD) found that the shots do not reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children under 5 years old and may actually increase the risk of infection in some children.
The study, published in a leading medical journal,1 analyzed data from three cohort studies conducted between September 2022 and April 2023 and found no difference in infection rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated children.
While health agencies claim that COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe disease2 in young children—who aren’t at risk for severe illness in the first place—the findings of this study show the shots do no such thing, which was a cornerstone of public health messaging during the pandemic.
The Study: What Researchers Found
The researchers, who have ties to the CDC and vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna, admit in the paper that the shots were authorized for young children with “scarce” data showing they could actually prevent severe outcomes.
As part of the study, the researchers collected data on SARS-CoV-2 infection, prior infection history, and symptomatic COVID-19 cases. They determined each child’s vaccination status and compared infection rates between the two groups.
The results were clear: There was no measurable difference in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection or symptomatic COVID-19 between vaccinated and unvaccinated children. This means that vaccinated children were just as likely to contract the virus and develop symptoms as unvaccinated children, but unvaccinated children were not at risk of experiencing adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines, such as blood clots, myocarditis, or worse, death.
Another notable finding also emerged: Children with evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection were significantly less likely to become reinfected or develop symptomatic COVID-19 than children who had never had COVID-19. This suggests that natural immunity from a previous infection offers protection against both reinfection and symptomatic illness. Imagine that.
Natural immunity develops when the immune system encounters a virus and produces antibodies and other defenses to fight off future infections. Studies have consistently shown that natural immunity is robust and long-lasting, sometimes providing superior protection compared to vaccine-induced immunity.
The team, led by Leora Feldstein with the CDC, found that among naïve children with no prior infection, those who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine had a higher likelihood of infection and symptomatic COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated children. There was no significant protective effect against infection or symptomatic disease when looking at bivalent boosters.
Despite this, U.S. health officials downplayed natural immunity throughout the pandemic, instead emphasizing vaccines as the primary tool for managing COVID-19. Ignoring natural immunity was crucial to justifying the approval of these injections for kids.
While the study did not directly address vaccine safety, data does not support exposing children to potential adverse events, especially when the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in children simply don’t exist.
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This article was originally published on Substack. Megan Redshaw is an attorney and journalist with additional expertise in natural health. She has a flare for breaking down complex and controversial topics into easy-to-synthesize and entertaining pieces that empower others to make informed.
Click here to view References:1 Feldstein LR et al. Protection From COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children Aged 6 Months–4 Years, United States, September 2022–April 2023. J0urnal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society6 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Dec. 5, 2024.
2 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 6 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccination for Children. Aug. 8, 2023.
3 Andrade C. Research Design: Cohort Studies. Indian J Psychol Med Feb. 21, 2022; 44(2): 189–191.
5 Responses
While adverse reactions are rare, the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the known risks of COVID-19 and possible severe complications.
when the CDC claims that the benefits outweigh the known risks. they mean for the vaccine manufacturers?
how long before they update to say the know risks to the child are grater then the know benefit?
Well of course the study did not address vaccine safety. Why would these faux scientists and quasi pretend experts want to shut down their own gravy train? At what point to people say this is a tremendous waste of manpower, money, and energy, that humans could pursue more noble and helpful goals? Their excuses for constantly wasting tax dollars and mis allocating resources simply never ends. Studies like this are designed as a justification to keep the tax dollars flowing to keep overpaid government workers employed, as well as funneling a substantial amount of tax dollars into the for profit industries whom profiteer from and direct the bureaucratic systems. Because they knew before hand all the data and what the study would show. The CDC is not by the people. Nor is the CDC for the people. These people are not experts. What they are doing is not science.
“Vaccines that don’t work?” Is there any other kind? By now we know that vaccines have been given false credit for getting rid of diseases that used to plague us. Take polio for instance. The polio shot is still credited by many with eradicating polio from our country. The truth is that quarantine was the prime weapon against polio in the U.S. Polio is a virus, and viruses will run their course no matter how smart man thinks he is.
Today we also know that governments are full of it, when they preach their vaccine religion. The two main takeaways are these. 1) Vaccines are supposed to be taken to PREVENT diseases, not treat them. But we were told to get the shot even after getting Covid 19. 2) Vaccines are causing the diseases that they’re purported to cure! Remember what Bill Gates said about vaccines as a vehicle for depopulation. How can vaccines help depopulate the world unless they kill people? Gates used the word “depopulate” because it sounds nicer than EXTERMINATE. Wake up people! The globalists are still pushing the hellish “gain of function research” to invent more poison to kill more people and call it “safe and effective”.
we are awake.
as for polio:
Amazing that WHO said polio is spread by dirty water and then say vaccine is responsible for elimination of polio.
quarantine or vaccine didn’t reduce polio plumbing did.
When the WHO says something, the opposite is true. That includes the dirty water excuse for polio. Also, plumbing was already in the U.S. for most of the polio scare, but since dirty water wasn’t the problem anyway, the point is moot.