Rand Paul: I Wouldn’t Vaccinate My Children for COVID Over Myocarditis Risks

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that he wouldn’t vaccinate his own children for COVID-19 due to numerous studies reporting an elevated risk of myocarditis—a type of heart inflammation—occurring after vaccination.
Paul expressed concerns about heart inflammation risks for children during an interview on The Hill’s “Rising,” arguing that experiencing an adverse reaction after COVID-19 vaccination is higher versus when getting infected with the virus.
“I, frankly, wouldn’t vaccinate my children for COVID,” the Republican senator said. “I think the risks of the vaccine are greater than the risks of the disease. The risks of the disease are almost non-existent.”…}