Nature Podcast

Coronapod: Kids and COVID vaccines

Apr 23, 2021

16:18

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Is There a Potential That Vaccines Trigger Infection?

01:49

Do You Think Covid Will Be Thrown Into the Mix?

02:18

The Ethics of Vaccine Trials

01:37

Introduction

3min

Do We Need to Vaccinate Children?

2min

What's Going on in the Trials?

3min

Is the Vaccine Working?

2min

Is There a Potential That Vaccines Trigger Infection?

2min

The Ethics of Vaccine Trials

2min

Is There a Link Between the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine and Blood Clots?

2min

Do You Think Covid Will Be Thrown Into the Mix?

2min

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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