Data shows the shots were less effective in preventing infection in 5- to 11-year-olds during omicron. Here's what parents need to know.
suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was far less effective during the recent omicron surge in New York at preventing infections among 5- to 11-year-olds, who receive a smaller dose than teens and adults.
First, parents should remember the vaccine does a good job of keeping kids healthy — even in its current dosage “I don’t want parents to be discouraged by this data. I’m not discouraged by it,” said Dr. Ruth Kanthula, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with MedStar Health in Maryland. Before the vaccine dose is changed for kids , there must be clinical trials. The initial trials were conducted before the omicron variant emerged.
“Children are physiologically different from adults,” she said, adding that older children are physiologically different from younger children in everything from their height and weight to their heart and respiratory rates.“They’re all physiologically different. Their immune systems are different. And they respond differently to different things,” she said.
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