Can the Vaccines Prevent Pim's T S?

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Small percentage of children have been hospitalized after covid with something called pediatric multi system inflammatory cindrome, otherwise known as pim's t s. We don't really expect the vaccin offer to have any impact on the current omicron wave which is coming to an end. But we all have to be aware of the possibility of future waves of infection. The best way to get vacions into children of school age is to do a school based programme. And we've got a number of these in operation alreadyo influenza, hp v for minacocal infection.

When the announcement came last week that all children aged five to 11 in England will be offered a Covid vaccine, emphasis was placed on parental decision-making. But with factors to consider including disease severity, transmission, long Covid and vaccine side-effects, for many parents and guardians this may not be an easy choice. Ian Sample speaks to Prof Adam Finn about how the evidence stacks up, and what parents should be thinking about when deciding whether to vaccinate their five- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod