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I know a couple that just got the bivalent boosters. Their teenage son got the first two shots, and subsequently developed a face tick/twitch. But their doctor told them it was nothing to worry about, just dry eye. These are people that I had spoken to in the past about the pointlessness of these vaccines in kids...but, oh well. I hope their son doesn't have any long term issues.

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An anecdote is not data. I know about twenty couples (half are relatives, the rest friends and coworkers) who have gotten bivalent boosters, whose children have gotten 3-4 shots, and none of them have had any issues.

An anecdote is data. Whether or not it influences you or another person is another topic. I have never heard of the face ticks but I do experience them as a part of Tourette's Syndrome.

My Tourette's after the vaccine was absolutely miserable. Then I get harassed for having a non-visible exception.

Covid vaccines are not for everyone. Good luck finding a doctor who will tell you the truth though.

You're right, it's not data. I'm glad that none of those children have had any issues. Unfortunately, we'll probably never have any real data, as long as the signals that these vaccines aren't exactly safe, especially for young men, keep getting ignored. How many anecdotes and coincidences will it take for serious monitoring to take place?

You might not know if they did. A lot of health problems that our friends experienced after the shots can be hidden. Messed up periods, getting COVID repeatedly (like 3x a year), difficulty doing exercise and so on. If someone trusts you, they might talk to you about them. If you've been praising the wonderful science then they aren't gonna open up because why would they? They already know you'll tell them it's all just a coincidence and won't be sympathetic anyway.

> If someone trusts you, they might talk to you about them. If you've been praising the wonderful science then they aren't gonna open up because why would they?

Yes, my comment was also an anecdote and therefore also not data. This comment is exactly what I was trying to show - anecdotes don't give a full or unbiased picture.

Here's data: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36602621/

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