vaccination rate. there is. so perhaps this is going to be great for parents who really want to see their kids vaccinated, grandparents, multigenerations in the household who are worried about children bringing something home from daycare or whatever. but you may not see a great deal of use of this vaccine with all of these caveats. yeah. if patterns predict behavior, we re not seeing increased demand, even through the omicron surge. more parents are willing to get their children vaccinated with the cds krds sewing ages 5 to 11, there were no serious effects. a common side effect was arm soreness. that s what my kids had. if you re right, if we re looking for vaccines to solve all our problems, they won t because people simply aren t getting them. but there are many parents, including myself, that were very worried if they didn t have vaccines as a safety option,
their study, the effectiveness was 91%, which is similar to the effectiveness they saw in older children. on top of that, the side affect were minimal, side effects mainly arm soreness, and feeling under the weather and they found the dose they needed was one-third of the adult dose, which is the important part here, because we say children are not just little adults and they are little people with their own body and immune system, and they found the third of the dose gave them safety and effectiveness as well. you heard probably from a lot of parents that had questions about this, and surveys have shown not a majority of parents will jump in and get their children the shot. what you have heard? the biggest question is should my child get this because are children that susceptible to this virus and does it really cause that many issues?
reporter: with millions of children back in classrooms, pfizer submitted phase three data to the fda on vaccines for 5 to 11-year-olds, a crucial step towar emergency use authorization. gives another barrier of protection for the little ones. reporter: pfizer s ceo today with nbc s craig melvin who asked about younger children under five i believe in a couple of months, we should be in a position to have the data and the eventually submit. before the end of the year reporter: the 5 to 11 year old children in pfizer s tria were given two smaller doses of the vaccine than those given to those 12 and older the company says the smaller doses produce antibody responses that were comparable to those seen in older people who received full doses the vaccine caused similar side effects to those seen in adults including arm soreness and fatigue younger children are less apt to be infected but we do know there are children who become seriously ill. reporter: perhaps
then eventually something before the end of the year. reporter: the 5 to 11-year-old children in pfizer s trial were given two smaller doses of the vaccine than those given to those 12 and older. the company says the smaller doses producedntibody responses that were comparable to those seen in older people who received the full doses. the vaccine also cause similar side effects to tho seen in adults, including arm soreness and fatigue. younger children are less apt to be infected, but we all know that there are children who become serious ill. reporter: perhaps nowhere has the debe over the future of the pandemic been so heated as in schools. we want choice! reporter: parents and administrators clashed over mask mandates, bus driver shortages, and vaccine requirements. new york city announced that teachers and staff would have until the end of the week to get vaccinated after a federal appeals court green lighted the mandate. i think they should get vaccinated. our kids are
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Show Transcript it s not uncommon for people to experience flu like symptoms or arms and other side effects. After getting the Covid 19 vaccine, some people try taking painkillers prior to getting their vaccine to avoid discomfort. But experts say this could be a mistake. According to money talks, news taking over the counter medicine like ibuprofen or a sediment of fin can reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine. Taking these medications before. Can decrease your immune system responds, which could make it harder for your body to recognize the Covid 19 infection and fight it off in the future. The CDC says that while it isn t recommended to take these over the counter meds before you can take them after to deal with fevers and pain