No serious side effects COVID-19 vaccination in young children
Written By : Isra Zaman
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-06-07 03:45 GMT | Update On 2024-02-15 03:57 GMT
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A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children (most of them age 4 and younger) found no indications of serious side effects.
The data came from the Vaccine Safety Datalink, which collects patient medical information from 8 health systems. The researchers examined patient records from June 2022 to March 2023 for both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Importantly, there was no indication of the heart inflammation called myocarditis among the young vaccinated children, said lead author Kristin Goddard.“We haven’t seen any myocarditis or pericarditis in this youngest age group, which is very reassuring,” Goddard added..
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