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The odds of vaccination with Covaxin were compared between cases and controls and adjusted for occupational exposure to COVID-19, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, and infection dates.
The efficacy data, and the safety data. our fda particularly when it comes to children, are very very scrupulous in figuring out whether or not we have a benefit risk ratio that is favorable for the benefit. and it clearly came out with that. and that is the reason why they authorized it, and that is the reason why we had 14 to 0 recommendation from the advisory committee on immunization practices whose job is to look out for both the safety of the children, as well as the protection from the vaccine. so we have to get that message across to parents, and not put down or be put off by those ver...
Resistant who may feel a little more concerned, anxious about kids. parents tend to be a little more worried, anxious about kids, what goes in their kids' bodies. how do you think about the messaging there and the patience and what level of uptick you're anticipating? >> well, first of all, we absolutely have to respect the concerns of parents, because parents are going to have valid questions. it's up to us in our communication to answer those questions and to make that information available widely. i mean you want to have trusted messengers. some of the best trusted messengers in these cases...
Have a plan to set things up in advance to be able to give these families access to this vaccine. it's one of the major gaps we have in our coverage right now. this pediatric population, and that's 22% of the u.s. population. that's showing up in our infection rates. right now 25% of our cases are in people under the age of 18 in the pediatric population. so getting this group vaccinated is so key, and right now exactly what was just said, there's been an increased rate of infection among kids. we're approaching the holiday season, and now is the time to set things up. i think also it's great ...
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