Pandemic causes delay in routine childhood immunizations in Central Georgia
The CDC says among children 9 to 12, shots for diseases like tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis dropped by more than 60 percent last year. Author: Caleesha Moore Updated: 7:27 PM EDT July 8, 2021
MACON, Ga. Heading back to school could look different this year, but one thing hasn t changed childhood vaccinations. Though they are a routine thing, some families have delayed getting their children vaccinated due to the pandemic.
Measles, chickenpox, the whooping cough are all preventable diseases with a vaccine, but with routine childhood immunizations seeing a delay this year, health officials worry it could pose a risk.
Central Georgia parents express feelings about safety of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine in children
Pfizer plans on requesting an amendment to its current emergency use authorization with the FDA to include children 12 to 15 years of age. Author: Molly Jett (13WMAZ) Updated: 7:01 PM EDT April 6, 2021
MACON, Ga. Some kids may be able to get a COVID-19 shot before next school year, but some parents may not want their kids to get it.
2 Central Georgia parents explain their feelings about vaccinating their children.
When Chantel Felix heard the Pfizer vaccine was safe and strongly-protective in kids as young as 12, she says she immediately felt a sense of relief.
Duncan agrees, but says you, and especially your kids, shouldn t get too relaxed yet. They are still susceptible, so just because you re not going to pass the virus onto your children doesn t mean that they are protected and so you still want to maintain public distancing, you still want to encourage their mask use, good hand washing.
Dr. Lance Slade says the quarantining rules are a little different for half-vaccinated households. If a child has it, then the parents are considered exposed, but if the child is just exposed, then we just take care of the child, so we re OK in that regard.
Medical experts explain children developing syndrome linked to COVID-19 As the name states, it affects multiple systems. Mainly the heart, the lungs, the G.I tract, the neurologic system, Dr. Umesh Narsinghani said. Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ) Updated: 7:53 PM EST January 27, 2021
MACON, Ga. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome is a rare condition that has been raising concerns for parents across the country.
What exactly is this? As the name states, it affects multiple systems, mainly the heart, the lungs, the G.I. tract, the neurologic system, Dr. Umesh Narsinghani said.
Dr. Narsinghani works in the pediatrics ICU at the Children s Hospital.
Narsinghani and Dr. Lance Slade, a pediatrician with Primary Pediatrics, say that children diagnosed with this syndrome have been exposed to COVID-19.