Vaccinating Kids for COVID-19 - The RISKS & BENEFITS - YOU Decide

Parents, this episode is for you. I know that deciding whether or not to vaccinate your kids for COVID-19 can be difficult. Especially knowing that children are disproportionately unaffected by this Coronavirus. That being said, some children who contract the virus do get severely ill, end up in the hospital and some even do die. In today's episode I use my many years of experience in the medical field to go over all the data we currently have across a plethora of studies so you can make the best decision for you and your family. I discuss the risks and the benefits to vaccinating your kids for COVID-19.

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Links to the studies and resources discussed in this episode:

1. Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Adolescents | NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107456

2. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA Vaccination Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Persons Aged 12–18 Years — United States, June–September 2021 | MMWR
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7042e1.htm?s_cid=mm7042e1_w

3. Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel | NEJM
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2109730

4. Myocarditis after Covid-19 Vaccination in a Large Health Care Organization | NEJM
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737

5. Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting | NEJM
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2110475

6. Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting October 26, 2021 Briefing Document - Sponsor (Pfizer)
https://www.fda.gov/media/153409/download

7. Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Needs (PDF)
https://www2.ed.gov/documents/students/supporting-child-student-social-emotional-behavioral-mental-health.pdf

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