Tips for parents with questions about vaccines for their teenagers Share Updated: 8:30 AM EDT May 17, 2021
Tips for parents with questions about vaccines for their teenagers Share Updated: 8:30 AM EDT May 17, 2021
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Show Transcript JENNIFER: VACCINE ROLLOUT CONTINUES ACROSS THE U.S. LAST WEEK, THE FDA APPROVED - EMERGENCY USE OF THE PFIZER - VACCINE IN KIDS AGE 12 TO 16. JOINING US WITH ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, DR. CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON. THANKS FOR COMING BACK AGAIN. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THE EMERGENCY APPROVAL IN KIDS? THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION ALREADY IN PLACE FOR ADULTS WITH THE PFIZER VACCINE. THEY DID ENOUGH EFFICACY AND SAFETY STUDIES, IT LOOKS TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE AND SAFE. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS WHAT WE GET WHEN WE GET THE VACCINE. SORE ARM, MUSCLE ACHES, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A LITTLE FEVER OR SOMETHING. BUT IT LOOKS REALLY PROTECTIVE SO THIS IS A HUGE STEP F