What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?
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The federal government approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. What does this mean for my child?
Extending the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents adds nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19, helping to build a vaccinated population closer to herd immunity. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are also testing the efficacy of their vaccines in teens and children.
Although children appear to catch covid less often and develop milder symptoms than adults, they can develop a rare, severe inflammatory response or long-haul covid symptoms. It also remains to be seen what, if any, long-term effects these younger patients may experience from covid.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is offering big lottery incentives in a last-ditch effort to get people vaccinated before the state’s mask mandate and most other coronavirus-related state orders end June 2.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is offering big lottery incentives in a last-ditch effort to get people vaccinated before the state’s mask mandate and most other coronavirus-related state orders end June 2.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is offering big lottery incentives in a last-ditch effort to get people vaccinated before the state’s mask mandate and most other coronavirus-related state orders end June 2.