KIDS' TURN. Dr. Moriel Creencia, Medical Center Chief II of the National Children's Hospital in Quezon City, administers the reformulated Pfizer Covid-19 jab to a girl on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). The pilot rollout of the vaccination for the 5 to 11 age group was also witnessed by (from left) National Task Force Against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Heather Variava, NTF chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and NTF medical consultant Dr. Ma. Paz Corrales. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - The government move to expand the vaccination program to the younger population will protect against the risk of Covid-19, allaying fears about possible adverse side effects. Protecting the younger population against Covid-19 is also one step toward the resumption of physical classes. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., assured parents that reformulated Covid-19 vaccines for children aged 5
have borne the disproportionate burden of kids being home. the labor drop, labor participation dropped for women grew another 5%. so the costs are severe when kids are out of school across the economy and their learning and well-being. we know importantly that the risk from the virus has remained low, and that s been consistent throughout the entire pandemic. so here s something that i took away from the essay you published in the times. it seeltz seems like in the first go-around, spring of 2020, all the concern was on the side of the ledger for physical health and we ve learned so much since then now to factor in the mental health costs of all of this, the emotional tab that now has to be paid by young people, that s, frankly, incalculable. so many other things, racial inequality you pointed out. so now as we balance the priorities, things have shifted. that s where you re coming from. that s entirely right. let s not forget the best thing in this whole scenario is that we now
first go-around. i had several people that were taken to the hospital that weren t vaccinated from delta. one who almost died. i think that s a great danger here. the shots were still effective against delta, and it appears the shots, it looks like, will be effective against omicron too. again, this is all early. we re still learning as we go. the early sense about this new variant is it is very transmissible, even more so than delta. but the severity of the illness may not be quite as significant, at least not yet. the people who have been affected in south africa were younger people, who respond better anyway. that is a mixed signal. there is a concern that there are more breakthrough cases. it does seem like the two-dose vaccinations, some were boostered too, got the virus but weren t that sick. to eugene s point, there have been record numbers of americans who have gotten shots and boosters in recent days. the white house officials
been made, but if and when we can do that, it will be a month at least. nothing like the first go-around. can do this quickly. we have the tools. why is the cdc telling us now we should get a booster of our existing vaccines before we know if it works against this variant or do we know enough to think that they might be at least partially effective even if we don t have a complete picture yet? very well said. we know that from every variant we have dealt with, the more neutralizing antibodies you have on board, the more effective those vaccines are against variants, and we expect even if it s not perfect, that certainly the more neutralizing the antibodies the faster you re boosted, the greater protection you can have. let me just step back for a
judge, no judge. go around, don t show anybody. do you know what the limit is? if you do it, it s $5,000. for me, $50. while we were doing this, look what s at the middle of our table. a pie cake in bakeshop pie. if you go to gold belly, that website where they sell really overpriced things, look at that thing. what is great about this pie cake it has peak on pie at the bottom, pumpkin pie in the middle. look, i m on a bad mood right now. layer together with cinnamon butter cream topped with apple pie fillings. why did you show the thing instead of my face? basically what it is it has a four and one layer dessert. it is not incredible? i could use a little muscle.