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Serious reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine in children and youth are very rare. Inflammation of the muscles (myocarditis) or lining (pericarditis) of the heart is a potentially serious reaction that may occur after COVID-19 vaccination. It has occurred mainly in youth and young adults, and very rarely in children 5 to 11 years of age.
Vaccines are substances that prevent the spread of disease . Giving people vaccines can save millions of lives. For example, smallpox killed some 2 million people in 1967. By 1979 the disease had disappeared. This change resulted from a worldwide program of vaccination.
Jun 19, 2022 · COVID vaccinations begin for children under 5 02:11. Some 20 million babies, toddlers, and preschoolers are now eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19, after the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 15, 2022 · COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration’s outside vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to Moderna’s two shots ...
Dec 8, 2022 · Health Dec 8, 2022 12:31 PM EST. U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Preservatives, which ensure a vaccine stays effective. Stabilisers, which protect the vaccine during storage and transportation. Vaccine ingredients can look unfamiliar when they are listed on a label. However, many of the components used in vaccines occur naturally in the body, in the environment, and in the foods we eat.
Jul 15, 2022 · Posted: July 15, 2022 6:27 AM. Canada's drug regulator, for the first time, has approved a COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers. Health Canada announced on Thursday that the Moderna ...
