A school in Miami, Florida, told parents last week that if they vaccinate their children against the coronavirus, they should leave them home without going to class for 30 days after each dose to avoid the "potential impact" on others. of students and educational personnel who have decided not to protect themselves from COVID-19.
This warning is based on false information and mistaken beliefs: the coronavirus vaccine is safe for those who receive it (hundreds of millions of people are doing it around the world, and no country has prohibited it or reported risks) and for whom surround you.
COVID-19, on the other hand, has caused millions of deaths and is spread very easily to other people.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have denied that vaccines can "shed or release any of their components" through the air or skin contact.
In addition, they do
not contain an active virus so they cannot transmit the disease.
Vaccines also do not contain a live virus, so its components cannot be transmitted to other people.Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
Centner Academy had previously made headlines for announcing that it would penalize teachers who were vaccinated against COVID-19, according to The Washington Post.
"If you are considering the possibility of vaccinating your Centner Academy student (s), we ask that you postpone it until the summer, when there will be time for the possible transmission or contagion to other people to decrease," said the signed statement. by David Centner, one of the co-founders of the school, as reported by local television station WSVN.
Centner told the newspaper that it is a "precautionary measure" based on "numerous anecdotal cases that have circulated."
He insisted that "the school does not pronounce on whether the unexplained phenomena have a basis in fact", but added: "We prefer to err on the side of caution when making decisions that affect the health of the school community."
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The problem is that promoting anti-vaccination ideas or putting obstacles in the way is dangerous because it costs human lives on a daily basis.
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What happens 30 days after they get vaccinated?
What kind of nonsense is this
? ”Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert at Florida International University, told the television network.
“
Where did they get that from?
There is nothing in the recommendations for that ... they have made it up
.
That is science fiction, not even science fiction because it is pure fiction, "he added.
Tuition at Centner Academy, located in Miami's upscale Design District, ranges from $ 15,000 to $ 30,000 annually.
The school has become a haven for anti-vaccine parents because it does not require it for enrollment
, claiming "freedom of choice" and falsely claiming that there are "unknown risks associated with vaccines" that can harm children.
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Centner and his wife Leila, a co-founder of the school, have also discouraged teachers from wearing masks, according to The New York Times.
When Florida health department officials visited the school for routine lunchroom inspections, teachers in a WhatsApp group were allegedly asked to put on face masks, according to the quoted newspaper.
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The school also reportedly provided parents with mask exemption forms for their children
.
