COVID can infect, sicken and kill small children, too.and leave long-term effects
CLINICAL TRIALS for Covid-19
vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids
in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year.
The
hurdle is that Covid vaccine makers are only in the early stages of testing
their products on children.
The Pfizer vaccine authorized for use by the Food
and Drug Administration two weeks ago was greenlighted only for people ages 16
and up.
Moderna just started trials for 12- to 17-year-olds for its vaccine,
likely to be authorized later this month.
Should kids be part of COVID-19 vaccine trials? Some pediatricians say yes
Much of the debate centers on two issues: the degree of harm COVID-19 causes children, and the extent to which children are spreading the virus to their friends, teachers, parents and grandparents.
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Colleen Teevan of Hartford Hospital prepares one of Connecticut s first COVID-19 vaccinations before administering it at Hartford Hospital Monday morning, Dec. 14, 2020. Mark Mirko / Tribune News Service
If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year.
By Arthur Allen
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 (Kaiser News) If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year.
The hurdle is that COVID vaccine makers are only in the early stages of testing their products on children. The Pfizer vaccine authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday was greenlighted only for people ages 16 and up. Moderna just started trials for 12- to 17-year-olds for its vaccine, likely to be authorized later this month.
It will take months to approve use of the vaccines for middle- and high school-aged kids, and months more to test them in younger children. But some pediatricians say that concerns about the safety of the front-runner vaccines make the wait worthwhile.
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Although most pediatricians believe the eventual vaccination of children will be crucial to subduing the COVID virus, they’re split on how fast to move toward that. (Image via Shutterstock)
December 15, 2020
If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren t expanded soon to include children, it s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year.
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The hurdle is that COVID vaccine makers are only in the early stages of testing their products on children. The Pfizer vaccine authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday was greenlighted only for people ages 16 and up. Moderna just started trials for 12- to 17-year-olds for its vaccine, likely to be authorized later this month.