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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is how the media stokes fear with blatantly hyperbolized (and inaccurate) headlines
The headline reads "Several California Children sick after receiving wrong dose of COVID Vaccine".
Grabs your attention, right? Then as you read through the article you see the 14 children were given the adult dose of the COVID Vaccine by accident. Of those 14 children, only two were reported as "staying home due to stomaches".
Also, further down in the article it states:
"Chin-Hong says during clinical trials, kids were given 10, 20, and the adult dose of 30 micrograms. He says negative effects in those higher doses were not seen."
The 14 children were given 20 micrograms. Those doses were included in the clinical trial with no negative effects.
How does 2 children being kept home with stomaches become "several California children sick after receiving wrote does of COVID vaccine"???
Disgusting.
https://6abc.com/kids-given-wrong-dose-of-covid-vaccine-sutter-health-for-california-get-adult-pfizer-shot/11242363/
EDIT: I originally wrote that the children were given the adult dose of the COVID vaccine but in re-reading the article they were given 20 micrograms and the adult dose is 30 micrograms. Again, the clinical trials tested 10 , 20, and 30 micrograms in children with no ill effects. I'm assuming they went with the lowest dose that could achieve proper immunity.

lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)See? See? IT'S DANGEROUS!
crimycarny
(1,671 posts)Hey, as long as they get clicks who cares if it costs some children their lives because they've scared parents into not vaccinating them.
How I hate our media these days. The worst thing to happen to journalism was to change from once a day 6 pm news to a 24x7 news cycle.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)Plenty of people have side effects even from the first dose of vaccine, and most kids love an excuse to 'stay home'.
'2 of 14 kids read on internet that side effects from getting a vaccine could give them an excuse to stay home from school' is a more accurate headline.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)not by outright lies are required, but distortions edging the boundary of lies seems fine.
Its all a sickness.