Is There a Potential That Vaccines Trigger Infection?

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In the adult trials, people are loking out for the potential f that the vaccines cattrigger something called enhanced disease. But i think peoplell want to look extra closely at this possibility in children because the immune systems are different. And then with the multa system, inflammatory cyndrome seems to be triggered by infection. You'll want to make doubly sure that vaccination isn't triggering the same cyndrome but something that's indicative of it.

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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