I'm also a "COVID survivor". It was no worse than what people are reporting for the vaccine. But the question is, were your friends young (defined as under 50), healthy people? Note, I specifically said "general population" in the last post. That means giving it to everyone, instead of targeting people who might be at serious risk. Every single drug has so-called "side-effects". I say so-called, because they are really just effects that we wish weren't there. But, to get the effects we want, we have to put up with the ones we don't. You pay a doctors job to carefully consider and weigh the cost/benefits of each medicine, and advise you on the best path for your particular case. You don't give everyone statins, even though heart attacks are a leading cause of death. In the same vein, a study showing that this drug is effective in adolescents is on par with my study demonstrating that my tiger repelling underarm deodorant is effective. It's been years, and I haven't been eaten by a tiger yet. Why in the world would you give children an EXPERIMENTAL drug for a disease that they most likely wouldn't know they ever had unless you tested and told them?
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