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Pfizer vax "prevents severe illness in [5-11 yr] children, but offers virtually no protection against infection, even w/in a month after full immunization," per data "collected during the Omicron surge"
— Dr. Alex Huffman (@HuffmanLabDU) February 28, 2022
Also why masks & layered mitigations are still key.https://t.co/95mleCpPKq
But data shows vaccines still significantly reduce severity of disease. “They may also make it so that your kid who brings home Covid isn’t shedding virus as much as they would be if they weren’t vaccinated, and they also may have it for a shorter amount of time,” she said.
— Dr. Alex Huffman (@HuffmanLabDU) February 28, 2022
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Looking like the mRNA vaccines are quite dose dependent: 100 ug in Moderna more than 30 ug in Pfizer adult dose, down to 10 ug in 5-11 yo and 3 ug in the under 5s https://t.co/YuerPbx9C7
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) February 28, 2022
NEW: The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is much less effective in preventing infection in children ages 5 to 11 years than in older adolescents or adults, according to a large new set of data collected by health officials in New York Statehttps://t.co/sFXPXVLLql
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) February 28, 2022
Effectiveness against hospitalization was also less in kids 5-11 than in older kids (48% vs 73%), but these numbers are less reliable because so few kids were in hospitals that the margins of errors are wide.
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) February 28, 2022
with @noahweiland and feat. Eli Rosenberg, Kathryn Edwards, Jessica Andriesen @florian_krammer @DrPhilKrause @deeptabhattacha @DrPaulOffit
— Apoorva Mandavilli (@apoorva_nyc) February 28, 2022
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“Experts worried that the news would further dissuade hesitant parents from immunising their children” 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/lugwAL7cgs
— Rare 🚑🚨 (@theysayitsrare) February 28, 2022
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