Pfizer Gets Teen Vaccine Approval.

I see no evidence of how mRNA causes reproductive issues, nor that it would be more dangerous for kids. mRNA is a single-stranded molecule, DNA is double-stranded. mRNA is what's made from DNA, it's exported out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm which is in turn used as the template to create whatever protein for which it codes. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that are administered have the mRNA taken into cells' cytoplasm, not the nucleus, where the piece of the spike protein of COVID-19 is produced and subsequently displayed on the cells' surface so as to activate an immune response. That mRNA is then degraded into its component parts and recycled by the cell.

There has been zero evidence that it is incorporated into any somatic or germ cell nuclei's DNA. As you mentioned ramage, thalidomyide is a drug and not mRNA so it is not an apples-to-apples comparison. Ironically, it was because of thalidomide that increased testing protocols were adopted by the FDA.

Understanding mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines - CDC

Facts about COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines

They do not affect or interact with our DNA in any way.

• mRNA never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA (genetic material) is kept.
• The cell breaks down and gets rid of the mRNA soon after it is finished using the instructions.

Can COVID-19 Genes Integrate Into Human DNA?
— Debate rages over whether SARS-CoV-2 can insert bits of its RNA into the human genome
by Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today May 17, 2021

Respected experts in genetics have caused a stir on both social media and in scientific circles by suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 can integrate pieces of its genetic code into the human genome.

If true, the results could explain why some people test positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA sometimes months after recovering from their initial infection, even though no infectious virus can usually be grown.

But many scientists say they aren't convinced, citing concerns that the findings could simply be artifacts of lab preparation.

Some have also raised concerns that the work could be misconstrued by the anti-vaccine community, which is reportedly stretching the results to apply to COVID-19 vaccines -- even though the authors have stressed the work has no implications for the vaccines. They also emphasized that there are no implications for human health at this time.

Where's the evidence that mRNA enters the nucleus and is incorporated into a cell's DNA? By what mechanism would it be reverse-transcribed into double-stranded DNA, and become inserted into our genomes? Evidence of this occurring with Sars-CoV-2 or with the code for tiny partial piece of one protein from the Sars-CoV-2 viral genome?

Given the fact that girls are born with every egg they will ever have in their lifetimes, which remain dormant until one (sometimes two) is activated each month in preparation for fertilization, how can an intra-muscularly administered vaccine containing a short strand of mRNA in lipids that encodes only a portion of one viral protein that is destined to be displayed on the outside of a cell membrane make it into their germ cells?

How would mRNA affect sperm cells' DNA made in the testes long-term, particularly given that mRNA degrades quickly in a cell?

How do you explain that women who have become pregnant during the pandemic and either become infected with COVID-19 or received the vaccine haven't had a higher incidence of birth defects or complications during pregnancy?

Given that children have died of this disease, suffered long-term symptoms such as multi-system inflammatory syndrome, we don't know what the chronic conditions will be in those who suffered severe effects, and been demonstrated to pass it to other more vulnerable individuals, why would any parent not want them as protected as possible from this virus if the clinical trials all indicated it was safe?

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Next Up in Line for COVID Vaccines: Kids
— Is vaccinating children about protecting them ... or protecting you?
by Serena Marshall and Lara Salahi, MedPage Today | May 19, 2021

Adding younger teens means an additional 17-million sleeves can be rolled up to receive a shot as the U.S. pushes forward with the largest mass vaccination program in history. But, even if vaccinations mean life can go 'back to normal,' many parents are concerned over potential side effects and long-term impacts of the vaccine. Others, however, are rushing to vaccinate ahead of summer camps. Every parent wonders: when will a vaccine be available for even younger kids? Some parents have even considered enrolling their young children in clinical trials for an earlier shot at a dose.

Joining us this week is Paul A. Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He's also a member of the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), the impartial group of experts that has been responsible for giving the greenlight for emergency use authorization.

The following is a transcript of his interview with "Track the Vax" host Serena Marshall