{"id":12179,"date":"2025-04-10T18:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T23:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=12179"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:10:04","slug":"are-covid-vaccines-safe-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/are-covid-vaccines-safe-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Are COVID vaccines safe for kids?"},"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=””]In an interview on the\u00a0Tucker Carlson Show<\/a>, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause mass deaths, are unsafe for kids, and lack proper approval.[\/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=””]Dr.\u00a0Mary\u00a0Talley\u00a0Bowden, an ENT and sleep specialist, is the founder\u00a0of\u00a0Americans for Health Freedom<\/a>, a group that often shares ideas that contradict\u00a0medical science and have been proven wrong.<\/p>\n

In this case, she\u00a0claims that COVID\u00a0vaccines have caused 38,000 deaths and that they should have been removed from the market.\u00a0But that number comes from VAERS, a public system where anyone can report health problems after getting a vaccine\u2014even if the vaccine didn\u2019t actually cause the problem. The CDC and FDA check out serious reports, but\u00a0just being listed in VAERS<\/a>\u00a0doesn\u2019t mean the vaccine caused a death or adverse event. Many reports are missing information, haven\u2019t been confirmed, or have nothing to do with the vaccine.<\/p>\n

We know that COVID\u00a0vaccination\u00a0has\u00a0saved millions of lives in the United States.\u00a0One study<\/a>\u00a0found that, by November 2022, vaccines helped prevent more than 3 million deaths and 18 million hospitalizations across the country. Vaccines are vital in reducing serious illness and saving lives.<\/p>\n

The video also claims\u00a0that the FDA and CDC added COVID vaccines to the schedule of vaccines for kids even though they aren\u2019t fully approved for children under 12. That\u2019s not true. These vaccines have gone through careful testing, and some versions are fully approved for certain age groups. If a vaccine is allowed under\u00a0Emergency Use Authorization<\/a>\u00a0(EUA), it still means the FDA checked a lot of data to make sure it\u2019s safe and works for children. EUA is often used during health emergencies when time is important, but it still requires strong safety testing.<\/p>\n

Although COVID\u00a0often causes milder symptoms in children compared to adults, it can still lead to severe illness. From December 19, 2021, to February 19, 2022,\u00a0hospitalization rate<\/a>s for children aged 0\u20134 years reached 14.5 per 100,000, and babies younger than 6 months accounted for 44% of these hospitalizations.\u00a0About 63% of hospitalized children had no underlying health conditions. COVID can be serious for\u00a0children, which we can prevent by vaccinating children over 6 months old\u00a0and through maternal vaccination during pregnancy to protect infants who are too young to be vaccinated.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are COVID vaccines safe for kids? A viral interview says no\u2014but the data says yes. Learn why expert reviews confirm vaccines are safe, tested, and lifesaving for children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,188,218],"class_list":["post-12179","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","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\/12179","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":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12182,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12179\/revisions\/12182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=12179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}