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In an [[Op-ed]] in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' co-authored with [[Jay Bhattacharya]], the authors stated that [[COVID-19 testing]] should not be used to "check asymptomatic children to see if it is safe for them to come to school" because of the difference in mortality risk for young persons compared to older persons. Instead, the authors wrote that "[w]ith the new CDC guidelines, strategic age-targeted viral testing will protect older people from deadly COVID-19 exposure and children and young adults from needless school closures".<ref name="MedPage2"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kulldorff |first1=Martin |last2=Bhattacharya |first2=Jay |title=Opinion, The Case Against Covid Tests for the Young and Healthy |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-covid-tests-for-the-young-and-healthy-11599151722 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=3 September 2020}}</ref>
On 18 March 2021, Kulldorff participated in an online roundtable with the governor of the state [[Florida]], [[Ron DeSantis]], to discuss COVID-19. In the video, which was posted on [[YouTube]], DeSantis asked the group if children should wear masks in school and Kulldorff responded "children should not wear face masks. No. They don't need it for their own protection and they don't need it for protecting other people, either."<ref name="tbtimes-2021">{{Cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Kirby|last2=Ross|first2=Allison|title=YouTube removes video of DeSantis coronavirus roundtable|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/04/09/youtube-removes-video-of-desantis-coronavirus-roundtable/|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=February 14, 2022|work=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref> In April, YouTube removed the recording of the roundtable, asserting it violated YouTube's policy regarding medical information.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Victoria|title=Censorship or misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube spar over COVID roundtable takedown|url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/21/censorship-or-misinformation-desantis-and-youtube-/|access-date=February 14, 2022|website=[[PolitiFact]]|language=en-US}}</ref> At the time the video was published, the [[Centers for Disease Control]] recommended universal indoor masking for children
Kulldorff was a member of the Vaccine Safety Technical subgroup of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.<ref name="Bloomberg-JnJ">{{Cite web|last=Peebles|first=Angelica|date=April 21, 2021|title=J&J Shot's Future Depends on 15 Cautious Vaccine Experts|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-21/j-j-shot-s-u-s-future-depends-on-15-cautious-vaccine-experts|url-access=subscription|access-date=September 2, 2021|website=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]}}</ref> In April 2021, he disagreed with the CDC's pause of the [[Janssen COVID-19 vaccine|Johnson & Johnson vaccine]] rollout and argued publicly that the vaccine's benefits outweighed clotting risks, particularly for older people.<ref name="Bloomberg-JnJ" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kulldorff|first=Martin|date=April 17, 2021|title=The dangers of pausing the J&J vaccine|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/548817-the-dangers-of-pausing-the-jj-vaccine|access-date=January 16, 2022|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|quote=Unfortunately, the recent "pause" on using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will dampen the impact of this success.}}</ref>
In December 2021, Kulldorff published an essay for the [[Brownstone Institute]] in which he argued against children receiving vaccination against COVID-19, falsely claiming that [[influenza]] was a greater risk to children than COVID-19. In a critical response published in [[Science-Based Medicine]], Jonathan Howard noted errors and factual inaccuracies in Kulldorff's essay, pointing out that while influenza was responsible for only one child death in the 2020/21 season
On 13 February 2022, Kulldorff tweeted in support of the [[Canada convoy protest]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Kiera |date=February 15, 2022 |title=These doctors' groups are cheering on the anti-vax truckers |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/ottawa-convoy-protest-promoters-elite-medical-credentials-financial-incentives-astroturf-libertarian/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |website=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |language=en-US}}</ref> which was organized to protest against vaccine mandates and other government restrictions regarding COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Woods |first1=Michael |last2=Pringle |first2=Josh |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Truck convoy rolls into Kingston, Ont. |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/truck-convoy-rolls-into-kingston-ont-1.5756220 |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=CTV News Ottawa |language=en}}</ref> In December 2022, Florida Gov. DeSantis named Kulldorff, Bhattacharya, and several other opponents of the scientific consensus on COVID-19 vaccines to his newly formed Public Health Integrity Committee to "offer critical assessments" of recommendations from federal health agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Catherman |first=Caroline |date=2022-12-13 |title=DeSantis announces grand jury to investigate 'wrongdoing' around COVID-19 vaccines |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-desantis-grand-jury-covid-vaccines-ladapo-research-20221213-owp55jm45bayzmpwvp3wel6f6y-story.html |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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