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by xyzzy123 1441 days ago
Right but it doesn't prevent infection or transmission for more than a couple of months.

> If vaccinating under fives reduces the risk to preschool carers and enables us to maintain higher preschool capacity

I agree, but this is also not known.

Any broader public health benefits are theoretical at this point. They don't seem to have been measured or even modelled.

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Vaccination (and masking and distancing) are the only things we really can try to reduce transmission.
You're ignoring ventilation, air filtration, sanitization, quarantining, and a bunch of other things.