If you have a school-aged child, it's almost their turn for a COVID-19 vaccination, and you may have questions. Here are the answers.
When the COVID-19 vaccine became available to teenagers in Canada back in May of 2021, many parents rejoiced. After all, being vaccinated is highly protective against the nasty virus, which has now taken the lives of, and infected more than 1.5 million of us. Widespread use of the vaccine is also a key element of the larger plan to end the pandemic.
But now that it’s almost time for younger kids the get the COVID-19 vaccine, parents have questions. Here are some answers.At the moment, only one vaccine manufacturer, Pfizer, has discussed the results of its studies on how the vaccine works in school-aged kids., the company said that its trials showed the vaccine had a “favorable safety profile” and “robust neutralizing antibody responses” in children aged five to 11.
Pfizer said that in its study, which was conducted on 2,250 kids aged five to 11 years, kids received two needles administered three weeks apart. It’s worth noting that the dose given was a third of what teens and adults received—10 micrograms per shot as opposed to 30 micrograms. It remains to be seen if other vaccine manufacturers are developing shots that can be administered in just one dose.With most medications, weight plays
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