ROCHESTER, Minn. (WXOW) - Children make up less than 1% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. but they still need to get vaccinated.
Mayo Clinic Health System pediatrician Dr. Robert Jacobson said 2.4 million children tested positive for COVID-19 in the U.S. over the past year.
He said clinical trials testing vaccines on children have not shown any safety concerns.
When asked about the temporary side effects from the vaccine, he said some experience headaches and body aches but not enough to cause permanent harm. So this isn t the first time we ve seen a child have a richer immune response to a vaccine than an adult, Dr. Jacobson said. It doesn t stop us from vaccinating children against the flu because we know how severe the flu can be in children. Frankly it s a day or two of being a little under the weather and then the person recovers.
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New recommendations suggest waiting to schedule mammograms following COVID-19 vaccination
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February 16, 2021 5:43 PM Greg White
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is causing some women unnecessary fear that they might have breast cancer.
New recommendations recently issued by The Society of Breast Imaging suggest waiting to schedule a mammogram for four to six weeks after receiving a COVID vaccine.
Some vaccine patients may experience enlarged lymph nodes which could hinder an accurate mammogram reading.
“If you can not follow these recommendations, then come on in for study. We’re asking you about your vaccination history. And we’re using that information as we interpret your screening mammogram,” said Dr. Taj Kattapuram, radiologist with Gundersen Health System.
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