COVID-19 vaccinations for children: Your questions answered | carawaters
Vaccinations in schools and enchanted garden backdrops are all being considered for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11.
Doctor Anthea Rhodes, a paediatrician at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, said the advantages of school clinics were familiarity with the environment and that it was usually close to home. Dr Rhodes said it was good to talk about being injected with a needle but important not to use words like pain or jab which might make them feel frightened.
The common side effects for children are fever, fatigue or chills, which normally last less than 24 hours Professor Cheng said peanut allergy, which is the most common allergy in children, is not regarded as a contraindication to allergy to vaccines.
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