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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate—this is the question: Are COVID‑19 vaccines safe for children?
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2024-04-02
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Recently, COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 3 to 11 has been gradually rolled out across the country. With the official notice issued, parents have begun raising a variety of questions. Compared with the vaccine’s efficacy, parents are more concerned about… “Are vaccines safe for children?” The problem.
In fact, parents need not worry at all; the COVID-19 vaccines currently administered to children in China are… Security is still guaranteed. 。 Because, in accordance with national requirements, the COVID-19 vaccines currently administered to children aged 3 to 11 are all “Inactivated vaccine” 。 Vaccines produced by other manufacturing processes have not yet been approved for use in children of this age group.
Inactivated vaccine Over 100 years of traditional craftsmanship
Inactivated COVID‑19 vaccines, as the name suggests, are vaccines made using the “dead” remains of the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus as the antigen. These “dead” pathogens, their It has already completely lost its transmissibility and pathogenicity. So what is there to be afraid of?
The virus inactivation process was developed over a century ago and has been continuously refined and upgraded ever since, having reached a stage of mature development. Relatively mature vaccine manufacturing processes 。
Common inactivated vaccines for children, such as the inactivated poliovirus vaccine, Japanese encephalitis inactivated vaccine, hepatitis A inactivated vaccine, influenza inactivated vaccine, rabies vaccine, and the EV71 vaccine for hand, foot, and mouth disease, all belong to the category of inactivated‑vaccine technologies. And the inactivated COVID‑19 vaccine is just like these other inactivated vaccines, Apart from having a different antigenic component, ， There is no essential difference. 。 Therefore, parents need not harbor excessive concerns about inactivated vaccines due to the global disruptions caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic; getting vaccinated as soon as possible is the best way to provide your child with more comprehensive protection.
According to current clinical trial data, the most common adverse reactions in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years following vaccination are pain and redness at the injection site; a small number of individuals may also experience fever, fatigue, nausea, headache, and muscle aches. These are all typical “adverse reactions” that resolve on their own and do not have any “pathological” effects on the child. At present, the contraindications and safety profile of COVID-19 vaccination in children are comparable to those in adults, so no special precautions are required. However, if your child has “special circumstances” affecting the development of various functions, you should take note: in the following 26 situations, COVID‑19 vaccination is either not recommended or should be postponed.
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