RECENT WEEKS. THE PENNSYLVANIA’S ACTING PHYSICIAN GENERAL IS URGING REPANTS TO GET THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN VACCINATED NOW THAT IT’S BEEN APPROVED DR. DENISE JOHNSON SAYS THE COVID-19 VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE EVEN FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. SHE SAYS VACCINATION IS THE BEST WAYO T PROTECT THEM FROM COVID-19 AND KEEP THEM FMRO TRANSMITTING THE VUSIR TO OTHER PEOPLE THE PFIZER VACCINE VIALS FO R THAT AGE GROUP HAVE ORANGE TOPS AND ARE BEING SENT OUT TO VACCINE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA. YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE BEING GIVEN A THIRD OF THE ADULT DOSE WITH A SMALLER NEEDLE. WE KNOW THAT THE KIDS WHO HAVE GOTTEN THAT LOWER DOSE HAVE SEEMED TO HAVE LESS SIDE EFFECTS THAN THE ADULTS. AND SO THAT’S A GOOD NEWS. THE DEOS IS HIGH ENOUGH TO STIMULATE A GDOO IMMUNE RESPONSE, BUT LOW ENOUGH SO THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING AS MUCH SIDE EFFECTS. ETH VACCINE WORKS BY STIMULATING THE BYOD TO MAKE ANTIBODIES AGAINST COVIDND A THE COMPONENTS OF THE VACCINE LEAVEHE T BODY VERY QUICKLY, DR. JOHNSON SSAY THERE IS NOTHING TO AFFECT FU
Pa. acting physician general urges parents to get young kids vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated: 2:13 PM EDT Nov 4, 2021
Pennsylvania’s acting physician general is urging parents to get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19.Dr. Denise Johnson said the vaccine is safe and effective, even for younger children.The vaccination is the best way to protect them from the coronavirus and keep them from transmitting it to vulnerable people, Johnson said.The Pfizer vaccine vials for kids ages 5 to 11 have orange tops and are being sent out to vaccine providers throughout Pennsylvania. Younger children will be given a third of the adult dose with a smaller needle.”We know that kids who have gotten that lower dose seem to have less side effects than the adults, and so that’s good news. The dose is high enough to stimulate a good immune response but low enough so that they are not getting as much side effects,” Johnson said.The vaccine works by stimulating the body to make antibodies against COVID-19, and the components of the vaccine leave the body quickly.Johnson said there is nothing to affect future fertility or cause any other long-term effects.
Pennsylvania’s acting physician general is urging parents to get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19.
Dr. Denise Johnson said the vaccine is safe and effective, even for younger children.
The vaccination is the best way to protect them from the coronavirus and keep them from transmitting it to vulnerable people, Johnson said.
The Pfizer vaccine vials for kids ages 5 to 11 have orange tops and are being sent out to vaccine providers throughout Pennsylvania.
Younger children will be given a third of the adult dose with a smaller needle.
“We know that kids who have gotten that lower dose seem to have less side effects than the adults, and so that’s good news. The dose is high enough to stimulate a good immune response but low enough so that they are not getting as much side effects,” Johnson said.
The vaccine works by stimulating the body to make antibodies against COVID-19, and the components of the vaccine leave the body quickly.
Johnson said there is nothing to affect future fertility or cause any other long-term effects.