The Food and Drug Administration recently expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include children ages 12-15.
There have been no serious safety concerns involving children so far in clinical trials, however many parents share a degree of hesitancy in getting their child the shot.
Today on Wellness Wednesday on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we answer your questions about the vaccine for kids.
Guests:
Jennifer D. Kusma, M.D., M.S.; instructor of pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and attending physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Katrina Trisko, M.S., R.D.N., C.D.N.; registered dietician
Ayaz Hyder, assistant professor, Ohio State University College of Public Health
Gretchen Hammond, core faculty member, Ohio State University Translational Data Analytics Institute