Dr. Zeke Emanuel tells MSNBC that kids 'are either going to get the vaccine or … a serious condition of omicron'

Brett T. | 8:51 PM on February 03, 2022

Dr. Zeke Emanuel joined MSNBC’s Kristen Welker after Pfizer submitted to the FDA its request for an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years. They discussed a poll showing that parents were reluctant to vaccinate their young children, but Emanuel said that vaccinating kids 5 and up seemed like a no-brainer — “I’m confused about parents’ attitude,” he said, noting that “with the omicron variant, kids are either going to get the vaccine or they’re likely to get a serious condition of omicron.”

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1489400069203939335

Just how serious of a condition are we talking?

Retract this now.

— Tyson Yohe (@Tysonyohe) February 4, 2022

Reported

— Chris Ardizzone (@Ardi44) February 4, 2022

But @joerogan is the problem.

— Jbob1981 (@JoshBob1981) February 4, 2022

And they want to shut down Joe Rogan for misinformation.

This is a complete lie. https://t.co/vrZ28Fhlff

— GuessWho (@AmicaIncongnita) February 4, 2022

Omg. How could you publish something this demonstrably false?

— Gale Morrison (@GaleMorrisonEd) February 4, 2022

Total misinformation.

— Priscilla Lo (@Priscilla__Lo) February 4, 2022

This is literally not true.

— John Borell (@johnborell) February 4, 2022

They have embraced the fake news model tightly. Let's hope they eventually suffocate it. https://t.co/oNZQIDVaHh

— Bohemio of the Reeeeing Twenties (@El__Bohemio) February 4, 2022

https://twitter.com/Michael49645380/status/1489402600944459784

This isn’t remotely true. Yes, Covid can cause serious illness in children. But it’s extremely uncommon (rare, even?). To present this as either get them vaccinated or they’ll end up with a “serious condition” is mind boggling bad. No wonder parents are terrified. https://t.co/qfdsuWwasN

— James Hale (@RichmondWahoo) February 4, 2022

This is absolute misinformation. @MSNBC should pull this tweet down…and fact check Emanuel, who is simple wrong.

Omicron is more transmissable. Kids are getting it at high rates. But the VAST majority (over 99.5%) recover without any problem.

Attn: @TwitterSupport https://t.co/LhmgV11iN6

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) February 4, 2022

This is malpractice

— GT (@23rads) February 4, 2022

The omicron wave is practically done and here’s MSNBC with some misinformation and fearmongering.

— Ilana (@NYC_essentialSW) February 4, 2022

Zeke going for the big bonus this year

— Will (@MisterB3) February 4, 2022

@ZekeEmanuel could you please enumerate the “serious condition[s] of omicron” that children are likely to get? Also, can you provide statistical probability for these?

— The MacDonough Admìnistration (@4thegoodofwhom) February 4, 2022

Vaccinate your 5-year-old or they’ll get a “serious condition” of omicron.

Related:

Slate writer explains the ‘agony’ of parents with children under 5 who can’t get vaccinated yet https://t.co/xcfRE2N1IB

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 13, 2022