Over 100,000 Sign Petition Against Vaccination of Australians aged 12 to 15

(The Epoch Times, Sept 1, 2021)

Over 108,000 Australians have signed a petition to the federal Parliament against the use of vaccines on adolescents aged 12 to 16.

The petition comes after the nation’s immunisation advisory body approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine (Comirnaty) on Australians aged 12 to 15 from Sept. 13 onwards.

The petition, Immediately Stop COVID-19 Vaccines for children aged 12-16, which closed on Sept. 1, was signed by 108,892 individuals claiming mass vaccination of children would be a “gamble” on their lives.

“There is no short, medium, or long-term data to support the benefits outweigh the risk for this age group, this is a gamble on children’s lives and the largest experiment known to man,” the petition read.

It noted data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, that found infection and death rates for young Americans (aged 0 to 15) were low compared to other age groups.

“The vaccines are in experimental phase—trials are incomplete, and approvals were given without complete safety and efficacy data being available,” it added.