First COVID vaccine for younger kids are expected to be approved soon
| Patricia Procel leads her son Nico, 11, to the dinner table in their Edina home Thursday. Nico was diagnosed with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a rare genetic neurological disorder that makes him unable to wear a mask while still requiring close contact with others for his care. Nicole Neri for MPR News |
By Catharine Richert
In coming weeks, federal health officials are expected to sign off on the first COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11.
For many families, getting their kids protected against the virus will be a game-changer — closing the circle of COVID-19 risk around their families or just returning to a degree of normalcy.
With a third of new cases cropping up in kids these days, vaccinating this age group will go a long way in protecting society at large from the virus, says Dr. Abe Jacob, chief quality officer for M Health Fairview.
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| A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. AP Photo file |
| U of M's Osterholm: 'If you are not vaccinated, this virus will find you' |
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"This is clearly a pandemic of the unvaccinated in incidence of the most serious illnesses and the large number of deaths," the director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy said during his interview with Minnesota Now host Cathy Wurzer.
"If you are not vaccinated, you can't run out the clock on this virus. It will find you and you will know a COVID-19-related outcome," he added.
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