Editor:
Hooray! We now have COVID-19 protection for children ages 12 and up. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorization to the Pfizer vaccine, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that it be used ("Rags to Riches," May 13). While children who contract COVID-19 do not get as ill as adults, as a pediatrician I know they can still get very sick. They can require hospitalization, develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), or even die. Having a vaccine that is safe and very, very effective is wonderful and I hope the families of adolescents will take advantage of this opportunity.