What to know about the COVID vaccine for young kids abc15
Pfizer is a three-shot series and goes from being 28% effective after the first two, to 80% protection after the third according to the CDC.If your child is on the cusp and has their fifth birthday between shots, doctors advise you to not wait, your pediatrician will adjust and give them the dosage appropriate for their age.
Studies show younger kids might get drowsy afterward and like most vaccinations, they could get a fever, but not severe. If your child has already had COVID, maybe during the Delta wave, ABC15 Health Insider Dr. Shad Marvasti says you should still vaccinate them."Recurrent infections can and do happen in adolescents and can happen in children. I imagine kids who had the Delta variant of COVID if they don't get vaccinated, they will be at higher risk of whatever variant is circulating versus if they get vaccinated, they'll be protected," he said.
Dr. Shad says the thing to know if you're still hesitant, is the potential severity if your child gets COVID naturally and the long-term effects of having COVID do outweigh any potential side effects from the vaccine.
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