Pediatrics Expert Answers Parents ' Vaccine Questions

Pediatrics Expert Answers Parents' Vaccine Questions A College of Medicine – Tucson assistant professor of pediatrics answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and the risk of side effects in children. Today University of Arizona Health Sciencesmoveup-aguila-nhg_6860-20213004-hero-web.jpg Many people brought their children with them as they visited a vaccine clinic in Aguila, Arizona, last month. Now, those children are eligible to receive the vaccine themselves. Noelle Haro-Gomez/University of Arizona Health SciencesHealthCollege of Medicine - TucsonCOVID-19COVID-19 vaccineDetermination Media contact(s)Margarita Bauz á University of Arizona Health Sciencesmbauza@arizona.edu520-626-7301A rise in adolescent hospitalizations in March and April led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to urge parents to vaccinate their teenagers against COVID-19.The CDC currently does not recommend vaccinations for children younger than 12, and the Pfizer vaccine is the only one approved for people 12 and older. The other two vaccines provided in the U.S. – one by Moderna and the other by Johnson& Johnson – are only available to people 18 and older.201711876-price-nathan-27-inline-web.jpg Dr. Nathan PriceDr.Nathan Price, an assistant professor in the  College of Medicine – Tucson ' s Department of Pediatrics, answers questions parents frequently ask about children and vaccines.Q: What measures were taken to test the COVID-19 vaccine on chi...
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