COVID-19 vaccination: No serious side effects in young children
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children (most of them age 4 and younger) found no indications of serious side effects. The study, published June 6 in Pediatrics, was led by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Key Points:
- OAKLAND, Calif., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children (most of them age 4 and younger) found no indications of serious side effects.
- The Pediatrics study marks the first analysis looking for serious side effects from the mRNA vaccines in young children.
- The study examined medical records for 23 serious potential side effects, including outcomes such as blood clots, seizures, stroke, and brain inflammation.
- "Parents can protect their young children from COVID-19 in the same way they vaccinate their children to protect from other serious childhood diseases."