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to inoculate all 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds in the U.S., and will distribute it in smaller dosing and with smaller needles to make it easier for pediatricians and pharmacists to administer to kids.
Last week, officials said there been 1,640 cases of myocarditis reported in people under 30 who received Pfizer or Moderna's vaccines as of Oct. 6. Just 877 met the CDC's case definition for myocarditis, and 637 of the reported cases are still under review, they said at the time.Kids 5 to 11 make up 44% of all Covid MIS-C cases in U.S., CDC says
"Few data on post-Covid conditions and children exist," Jones said. "It appears that post-Covid conditions in children is less common than among adults." Hospital stays for kids ages 5 to 11 with Covid were on average longer than children hospitalized with the seasonal flu, he said. Young kids with Covid were also more likely to be admitted to the ICU, when compared to those who had the flu, he added.Christina Dietrich, a representative of Delaware Moms Oppose Mandates, asked the committee during its public comment period to soften its final recommendation so it doesn't embolden states and school districts to impose vaccine mandates.
Side effects from the shots were mostly mild to moderate, with vaccine-induced fever being less common in this age group than a study of those ages 16 to 25, she said. The observed adverse events in the study did not suggest any safety concerns, she added.2,316 kids ages 5 to 11 have suffered from Covid-related inflammatory syndrome
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