Do We Need to Vaccinate Children?

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Do we need to vaccinate children at all, asks John Defterios. There are some sad cases where children have been made sick or died. But generally speaking, it seems that dayta suggests that, over all, most children don't get severe dise and seem to spread the virus to other people like anils do. It doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't be trialling these vaccines in children, but it's something i think to think about. And lastly, i didn't really explore this in my story, but you know, vacinating children is a luxury.

As COVID-19 vaccine roll-outs continue, attentions are turning to one group: children. While research suggests that children rarely develop severe forms of COVID-19, scientists still believe they could play a key role in transmission and a plan needs to be in place for the longer term. But clinical trials in children are more complicated than those in adults as different ethical and practical concerns need to be taken into account.

In this episode of Coronapod, we discuss the ongoing clinical trials to test vaccines in young children, and ask what scientists want to know about safety, and how effective these vaccines might be at preventing disease and transmission.

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