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crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 04:29 PM Nov 2021

This 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.


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This is how the media stokes fear with blatantly hyperbolized (and inaccurate) headlines (Original Post) crimycarny Nov 2021 OP
I know a borderline antivaxxer who seized on that story eagerly. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #1
Yes and the media doesn't care crimycarny Nov 2021 #4
Sensationalism grabs them by the ass. BlueJac Nov 2021 #2
Disgusting indeed, I hate this kinda shit so, so much Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #3
Blame the social media that traditional media has to compete with...maybe Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #5

crimycarny

(1,351 posts)
4. Yes and the media doesn't care
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 04:39 PM
Nov 2021

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.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Disgusting indeed, I hate this kinda shit so, so much
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 04:35 PM
Nov 2021

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)
5. Blame the social media that traditional media has to compete with...maybe
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 05:10 PM
Nov 2021

not by outright lies are required, but distortions edging the boundary of lies seems fine.

It’s all a sickness.

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