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Pfizer found to be 100 per cent effective in children aged 12 to 1511/05/2021|6min
President of the Telethon Kids Institute Jonathan Carapetis says studies found the Pfizer vaccine was 100 per cent effective in children aged between 12 and 15 years of age.
This comes as the FDA gave emergency approval for the jab to be administered to Americans between the ages of 12 and 15.
“The studies in kids don’t have to be quite as big as the studies in adults because we know so much about how this vaccine works,” Mr Carapetis said.
“So, this pivotal study that they did in 12 to 15 year-olds was a bit over 2,000, 2,200 12 to 15 year-olds and they found that only the children who received the placebo vaccine got COVID.
‘Not surprising’ aged care residents haven’t had ‘major reactions’ to Pfizer overdose24/02/2021|7min
President of the Telethon Kids Institute Jonathan Carapetis says he is “not surprised” two elderly patients who were given four times the prescribed dose of the Pfizer vaccine have not had any “major reactions”.
A man, 88, is in hospital as a precaution and a woman, 94, also received the extra dosage at Holy Spirit Carseldine in Queensland.
“The actual risk of getting a high dose of vaccine is not as great as you might think, and certainly not as great as getting a high dose of drugs,” Mr Carapetis said.
Western Australians ‘quickly adapted’ to lockdown and restrictions04/02/2021|9min
President of the Telethon Kids Institute Jonathan Carapetis says Western Australians adapted “very quickly” to the sudden five-day lockdown.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan announced the lockdown for Metropolitan Perth and other regions last Sunday after a man tested positive for COVID-19 at a hotel quarantine facility.
“I’ve got to say Western Australians have been remarkable,” Mr Carapetis told Sky News.
The state had enjoyed ten months of no community transmission prior to the outbreak, now having recorded four consecutive days with no new cases since the infection was detected.