Former FDA Flack Mocks Vaccination, Dismisses Delta Danger To Kids
Reprinted with permission from Alternet
Emily Miller says kids are "safe" from the coronavirus pandemic despite at least 371 children having died from COVID-19 and the number of children contracting the disease and being hospitalized is increasing.
Miller, who made her remarks on social media Monday in a thread defending her own refusal to be vaccinated, is facing strong criticism as she attacks her vaccinated critics as "scared."
"My decision not to get vaccinated does not affect anyone else's health. Full stop. The #ScaredVaccinated are dividing our communities and the country," she tweeted.
She says scared vaccinated Americans' "cognitive bias and panic make them perceive that they could die. They are afraid of their children dying. This is why they want everyone else vaccinated."
Despite having no medical background Miller served as Assistant Commissioner for Media Affairs at the FDA in the Trump administration, although for just 11 days. She's also been a reporter at OANN and WTTG, and worked for Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Tom DeLay. And like some, she appears to believe she has the right "take" on why people should not be vaccinated against a virus that has killed over 630,000 Americans.
Last year Media Matters called Miller "a pro-Trump sycophant who spreads COVID-19 misinformation."
She also claims, vaccinated or not, "For adults under 65 with no health conditions, it's virtually impossible to die from COVID.
Last year Media Matters called Miller "a pro-Trump sycophant who spreads COVID-19 misinformation."
She also claims, vaccinated or not, "For adults under 65 with no health conditions, it's virtually impossible to die from COVID.
Those 371 children who have died from COVID is an incomplete number, because not all states break down mortality by age. The number comes from just 43 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and New York City.
So listen to what this children's hospital physician says:
The child hospitalization numbers are even less complete, with just 21 states and NYC reporting. Florida, for example, stopped reporting child hospitalization rates in June. But given the numbers available, at least 3849 children have been hospitalized with COVID.
Last week there were more than 93,000 new cases of COVID-19 in children. Here's what that looks like:
None of this sounds like kids are "safe" from COVID, despite Miller's claim.
Here's how one pediatrician responded to Miller:
Because your choice:\n1) is contrary to all evidence\n2) perpetuates the conditions that permit new variants to develop, potentially weakening our protection\n3) contributes to medical professionals burning out\n4) means one less available hospital bed if you get admitted— Daniel Summers, MD (@Daniel Summers, MD) 1628533432
And how a clinical psychologist responded:
She's getting roundly criticized for her remarks.
So this is supposedly good news for a Parent who lost a child to a disease that could have been prevented? Now tell us how \u201cPro-Life\u201d you are.— NextChapter (@NextChapter) 1628563906
The infection rate for kids in Louisiana is over 20%. They had over 16k new cases in the last 3 DAYS. Hospitals are at capacity. If you needed emergency care, they couldn't help you. \n\nIt may not be bad where you are, but it is elsewhere. Spreading false information kills peoplehttps://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Jax Persists (@Jax Persists) 1628538936
scared vaccinated? Hmm, let's see, then 11yo daughter ( no vaccines for 12> in 09/2020) Caught covid 9/4, Dx #LongCovid 10/1/2020 Vax in May/June. 11mo out, still with symptoms, & lifetime chronic illness. Pic from Friday, & we're dividing the country?pic.twitter.com/ftAiLJe16n— Melissa Lynch Global Ambassador/Advocate (@Melissa Lynch Global Ambassador/Advocate) 1628554025
This increase in hospitalizations for children is not a small issue.\nFrom https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/08/07/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html?__twitter_impression=true\u00a0\u2026\n"The numbers of cases in our hospitals in children and our children's hospitals are completely overwhelmed," Marty told CNN's Jim Sciutto on Friday evening. (1/2)https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Rena Malik, MD | Urologist (@Rena Malik, MD | Urologist) 1628535199
This is selfish, and this is stupid. \nThese victims are not numbers! They are not part of your statistics! These are human beings! They have families who love them! They deserved to live.https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Marah Jaraisy (@Marah Jaraisy) 1628600309
It\u2019s amazing to me that there\u2019s an entire school of thought centered on the idea that there\u2019s \u201cnot enough\u201d needlessly hospitalized children to be concerned about it. Like, what\u2019s the non-zero number that makes someone like this go \u201coh ok that\u2019s too many children in the ICU\u201d?https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Thom Weaver (@Thom Weaver) 1628558138
From last year:https://www.mediamatters.org/emily-miller/new-fda-spokesperson-emily-miller-pro-trump-sycophant-who-spreads-covid-19\u00a0\u2026— Parker Molloy (@Parker Molloy) 1628548680
The \u201c350 children died BUT\u201d part is the wildest shit I\u2019ve read in a while. \n\n350 children shouldn\u2019t have died. Period. This woman is disgusting.https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Ricky Spanish (@Ricky Spanish) 1628565167
A few thousand parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, etc might disagree with this cavalier attitude towards these deaths. Also, death is not the only outcome of concern. The pandemic is kind of just getting started for kids, largely because of unvaccinated ghouls like this.https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Clay Jones (@Clay Jones) 1628546013
How many dead children is enough for you fucking ghouls to care about your fellow human beings?https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1424782148737904641\u00a0\u2026— Vaccine Gun Kelly (@Vaccine Gun Kelly) 1628533957
