12/01/2022
Be like Penny. Get vaccinated.
As of this week, children aged 5-11yo are able to receive Pfizer. Doses are currently being given 8 weeks apart (stay tuned as this may get closer together).
The benefits: can decrease the severity of covid illness, decrease transmission and prevent multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Unvaccinated, about 1/3000 kids will get MIS-C.
Side effects include pain at the injection site, fevers, vomiting and muscle aches and pains.