Health care providers could begin administering the vaccines as soon as Wednesday.
There are also harms that extend beyond the physical illness, including missing school and extracurricular activities.accelerate the decline in cases currently seen in the U.S.She also noted that children should get the vaccine even if they were previously infected, because it's unclear how long that infection-induced protection lasts.
Pfizer’s vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds comes in a smaller dose, at 10 micrograms, compared to the 30 micrograms given to those ages 12 and up. Like the vaccine for older age groups, its given in two doses, three weeks apart. Vials of the pediatric vaccine have an orange cap and label.About half of U.S. parents say they intend to get their child vaccinated, Oliver said.
Dr. Matthew Oster, a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said during a presentation to the committee on Tuesday that he believed children ages 5 to 11 are less likely to develop myocarditis from the COVID-19 vaccine compared with teens and young adults.A total of 877 cases of vaccine-induced myocarditis have been confirmed by the CDC in males under 30 to date.
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