Michelle Goebel, 36, an engineer and mother of three in Carlsbad, California, said she, her husband and their parents have all been vaccinated against Covid “because we understand the age-stratified risk.” Kindergarten students line up for class in the Long Beach Unified School District in Long Beach, Calif., on Aug.
They also question whether the vaccine should be given to children when the risk of serious complications from Covid in kids remains low.
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They have concerns about the size of the vaccine trial for children, the amount of long-term safety data available, and the potential for side effects (including the rare heart condition myocarditis). It’s not that they are skeptical of vaccines as a rule - pointing out that they got the Covid vaccination themselves and have previously immunized their kids against other diseases - but they have fears, questions and hesitation about giving the Covid vaccination to their children immediately. And I’m uncomfortable with how quickly it’s rolling out with such a small study."Īs the Food and Drug Administration prepares in the coming days to authorize emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, some parents say they don't plan to be first in line to get their children vaccinated. “There would need to be information out there to convince us it was necessary first," Burwick, 37, said. “I would say I think it’s unnecessary.
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