Many parents of young children are eagerly awaiting approval of a vaccine for their children. After 2 years of pandemic restrictions, the vaccine will give a sense of normalcy and peace in moving on with our lives. Bloomberg interviewed me for an article about Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 5.
Although unvaccinated young children are at a lower risk of getting seriously ill from Covid, there are still substantial benefits to vaccination. A safe vaccine that reduces the severity of illness stands to do a lot of good. In addition we expect vaccines to reduce the risk of developing long covid and MIS-C and decrease the chances of transmitting the virus to others. Another important benefit of vaccinating kids under 5, for both parents and children, is more enabling more stable childcare and a decreased need for precautions such as masking and frequent testing.
Click the link to read the article on Bloomberg and see my contribution to the discussion.
If you’re the parent of a young child who is on the fence about the covid-19 vaccine, or just someone who is looking for more information on the topic, you can read my newsletter where I answer the most common questions I’ve been receiving about vaccines for kids under 5.
