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Q&A: Are Covid-19 vaccines on the way for teenagers and children in Ireland? Inoculating children and younger teenagers may be key to living with virus long term
about 6 hours ago Sheila Wayman
Canada became the first country in the world at the start of May to approve the Pfizer vaccine for 12 years and up and was followed by the United States a week later. Photograph: iStock
Children and teenagers have been spared the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, in medical terms at least, even though it has affected them in many other ways.
They are less likely to test positive for the virus and, if they do, are much less likely than adults to become seriously ill. Estimations of just how much they can transmit the virus have fluctuated, especially with new variants, but it is still believed they spread it less than older people.
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The claims have been made in recent weeks. By Stephen McDermott Friday 14 May 2021, 9:30 PM 2 hours ago 7,168 Views 0 Comments
IN RECENT WEEKS, a number of false and misleading claims about Covid-19 and vaccines have been shared widely by Irish users of Instagram.
Last week,
As we reported, former television presenter Aisling O’Loughlin is gaining a significant new following as a result of her dissemination of the same messages – including videos that appear to undermine the use of vaccines and certain health measures which aim to fight Covid-19.
Videos being shared by accounts such as O’Loughlin’s often contain claims that are misleading, untrue or which cannot be proved – or which misrepresent the facts or lack important contextual information.