{"id":11355,"date":"2024-11-07T17:50:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T23:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=11355"},"modified":"2024-11-17T16:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T22:42:43","slug":"are-covid-vaccines-needed-for-young-children","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/are-covid-vaccines-needed-for-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Are COVID vaccines needed for young children?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]U.S. Senator Rand Paul\u00a0tweeted<\/a>\u00a0a claim that\u00a0the CDC\u2019s advice for three COVID shots for young children is unnecessary since there aren\u2019t studies showing they lower hospital visits or serious illness in that age group.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]In children, children need 3 doses of the Pfizer vaccine only to be considered fully vaccinated. The Moderna vaccine is only two doses. Whether two or three doses, the full series protects children at the best levels possible with these vaccines.<\/p>\n

Additionally,\u00a0studies have shown that COVID vaccines help prevent severe illness in children, including reducing the risk of\u00a0hospitalization<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0severe outcomes<\/a>\u00a0like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). While hospitalization rates for COVID-19 are generally lower in children than adults, they are still significant, particularly among young children and infants who have not yet developed robust immune defenses. Clinical trials and real-world data support the vaccine\u2019s efficacy in reducing severe outcomes.<\/p>\n

Stories like\u00a0Ethan’s<\/a>\u00a0remind us why it’s worth protecting children against the worst effects of COVID.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are COVID vaccines necessary for kids? Learn how COVID vaccines protect young children from severe illness, hospitalization, and rare complications like MIS-C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[199,189,188,218],"class_list":["post-11355","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-childhood-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-mrna-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11383,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11355\/revisions\/11383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}