Dr. Jerome Adams, who was U.S. surgeon general under former President Donald Trump, said Wednesday that his 11-year-old daughter will get vaccinated against COVID-19.
/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/article_thumbnails/video/1800x1200_krames_activating_health_how_mrna_vaccine_works_video.jpg“The risk is lower to kids than it is to adults,” he said, “but lower risk does not mean no risk.”“And as parents, we do things every day to protect our kids from risks that are remote, or things that don’t seem like they’re large risks,” he said.
Among the 3,000 children in the Pfizer clinical trial, most developed antibodies as strong as the levels seen in teens and young adults. They reported similar side effects, such as aMyocarditis, the most serious but rare side effect linked to the vaccine, is more common among boys ages 12-15. But no cases occurred during clinical trials for ages 5-11.
“The biggest reason that my own daughter wanted to get vaccinated is because it’s going to decrease the chance that she’s going to have toand miss school and miss sports,” Adams said. “There’s a real social benefit to kids being vaccinated.” Getting vaccinated before seeing family members for the holidays is also a plus, he noted, since gathering indoors could lead to an increase in cases this winter.
“The idea that your kid being vaccinated can decrease the chances of them transmitting to a loved family member, I think, is an important reason to get them vaccinated,” he said.© 2021 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
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