well, let me answer your question directly. let me speak as a pediatrician. fda and acip recommend the vaccine, you should vaccinate your kids. the benefits of the vaccine clearly outweigh the risks for school-aged children. in terms of parental worries around this, the question about what the uptake rate is going to be and how comfortable parents are going to feel, i think obviously in our real lives, those of us who aren t doctors who are just considering this as human beings and families, we extrapolate from our own experience. and we know that the vaccine is safe and very well tolerated in adults. in addition to being very effective. but for those of us who got vaccinated, we also know there can be side effects including feeling fluy for a day or two. is the side effect profile
the benefits of the vaccine clearly outweigh the risks for school-aged children. in terms of parental worries around this, the question about what the uptake rate is going to be and how comfortable parents are going to feel, i think obviously in our real lives, those of us who aren t doctors reviewing all the data who are just considering this as human beings and families, we extrapolate from our own experience. and we know that the vaccine is safe and very well tolerated in adults. in addition to being very effective. but for those of us who got vaccinated, we also know there can be side effects including feeling fluy for a day or two. that happens to lots of people. is the side effect profile expected to be roughly the same for kids as it is in adults? are they likely to feel the side effects more acutely or less acutely? is there anything specific in terms of how this will be