The youngest children face essentially the same vaccine side effects as everyone else, including fever, fatigue and swelling at the injection site.Ĭompany studies in about 8,000 young children found no new side effects compared with older children or adults.
What are the potential side effects of the vaccines? We've shown data that show that they are," he said. "You've emphasized that you don't think these vaccines are effective. Matthew Daley, a senior investigator with the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado in Aurora. "For those who disagree with the decision we made today, we hear you," said ACIP committee member Dr. Studies from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech found the vaccines safe for children under 6, who had no severe allergic reactions or swelling of the heart muscle – which are rare but potential side effects in older children and adults.Ĭommittee members said they understand that some parents don't think vaccines should be provided to small children. Older children and teens who were vaccinated during that outbreak were less likely to suffer severe disease than their peers who weren't vaccinated, FDA data shows. Risk of serious infection increases during a major outbreak, like the wave caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the early weeks of this year. If children have a preexisting health condition, such as diabetes or an autoimmune disease, they are probably at higher risk for severe disease, although about half the young children hospitalized with COVID-19 had no preexisting health problems. Vaccines, data shows, reduce the small risk in this age group of developing severe disease and the even smaller risk of death from COVID-19. Should I vaccinate my child against COVID-19?ĬOVID-19 vaccines are not required for children to attend school, so it's up to every family whether they want to vaccinate their young children. SHOTS RECOMMENDED: CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for youngest Americans shots will become available as soon as Tuesday They would probably need a third dose, though the timing hasn't been worked out.Ĭhildren ages 6 months to 5 years would get their second shot of Pfizer-BioNTech's three-dose vaccine three to eight weeks after the first and their third shot at least eight weeks later. Healthy children ages 6 months to 6 years would get two shots of Moderna's vaccine four to eight weeks apart. Parents will be able to choose between vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. "We can clearly prevent hospitalizations and deaths, and I believe we have the opportunity to prevent long-term complications of infections." "I am fully confident that vaccines should be recommended," said ACIP chair Grace Lee, a pediatrician at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, both in California. Members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were adamant Saturday that parents should take the opportunity to protect their children against COVID-19. Last week, two expert advisory panels, one for the Food and Drug Administration and the other for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reviewed safety and effectiveness data on the shots.īoth panels unanimously found that the benefits of vaccination for children 6 months to 5-6 years outweigh the risks. More than 200 children ages 1-4 have died from COVID-19, and 20,000 have been hospitalized with the disease.Īs many as 68% of American preschoolers have been infected over the past two and a half years, missing out on social and learning opportunities and passing the virus on to parents, grandparents and caregivers. The coronavirus has been less dangerous for children, especially small ones, than for older adults.
In polling data from April, 18% of parents said they would vaccinate their young child right away, and 27% said they definitely wouldn't and 38% said they'd wait and see.
Though some parents can't wait to vaccinate their young children, others remain hesitant or adamantly opposed.
Watch Video: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngestĬOVID-19 vaccines for the youngest Americans will be available starting Tuesday.
0 kommentar(er)
