TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith wants to see the scientific data and research that was used by the Biden administration and CDC’s latest advisory on vaccine mandates for children as young as six months old.
Smith today said the Biden administration has a serious obligation—that it has thus far failed to meet—to disclose all of the clinical data including clinical trials that led the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend changes to the 2023 immunization schedule to include child COVID shots that may lead to school-entry vaccination mandates.
“With the health and well-being of their children at stake, parents deserve the absolute truth and total transparency,” Smith said. “Where are the clinical trials that justify this action? Vaccines currently on the immunization schedule are proven to prevent an illness; this does not. Parents are rightly concerned about possible side-effects of the vaccine on their children’s health.”
According to the CDC statement, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices now recommends the use of COVID-19 vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older. COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines may be administered on the same day.
While the CDC presents the data only as ‘guidelines’ Governors such as Governor Phil Murphy have blindly used CDC guidelines during the pandemic to mandate vaccinations.
“CDC only makes recommendations for use of vaccines,” the CDC said, adding, “school-entry vaccination requirements are determined by state or local jurisdictions.”
“When will the Biden Administration release the clinical data—including clinical trials—that demonstrate both the safety and efficacy of vaccinating millions of children, especially if states make the shot mandatory and a requirement to attend school? Parents need to have all the facts on such a critical decision impacting their children’s present and potentially future health,” Smith asked. “The health ministries in some countries including the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden are moving in the opposite direction and recommending that most children not get the vaccination due to low rates of COVID among children and deep concerns over possible serious side-effects.”