Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death, even during the Omicron surge.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the Omicron surge, which hit youngsters especially hard, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing, but parents need to understand that the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness. In comparison, the vaccine was 92% to 94% effective against hospitalization in 12- to 15-year-olds and 16- to 17-year-olds. Most of the adolescent hospitalizations occurred when the Delta variant was dominant, and most of the hospitalizations of those younger than 12 occurred during the Omicron wave, which began in early December.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the only one available to U.S. children, and those ages 5 to 11 receive one-third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older. Also, people 12 and older are urged to get a booster dose to rev up protection against Omicron.
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