children. but there s also a bit of hesitancy. it s one thing to talk about vaccines for adults. something completely different for some people. when talks about giving a vaccine for kidds ages 5 to 11. the fda says the vaccine carries a theoretic risk for heart information for children. pfizer released a study just yesterday that says the benefits of this vaccine far outweigh the risks. reporter: friday, pfizer releasing new data that shows its covid-19 vaccine is about 90% over symptomatic children ages 5 and 11. right now, the vaccine is only approved for children 16 and older. we want to make sure we outreach to the parents with trusted messengers. particularly the most trusted messengers are the family pediatricians who have the parents have the most confidence in. and we re trying to get people to realize it is for the benefit of the children as well as the entire family unit to get the
of parents who have been looking for an extra way to protect their children from this virus. up until this point it was up to adults to get vaccinated, masks, social distancing, but kids themselves could get the vaccine. there are some concerns. the fda says the vaccine does carry a theoretical risk of heart inflammation, but they say that the benefits of this vaccine far outweigh the risks. listen to one fda vaccine adviser talking about their process and why dr. anthony fauci says he supports the vaccine. he says they are safe for kids. listen. we will consider it. i mean, i can promise you that when we have this discussion that if we do end up recommending this vaccine, we would only do it if we would give it to our own children. the outreach to the parents with trusted messages, particularly some of the most trusted messages are the family pediatricians who most parents have a good deal of confidence in. and we re trying to get people to realize it is for the benefit
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Two major medical associations are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to establish a statewide mask mandate regardless of vaccination status for Massachusetts.