US parents weigh risks, benefits as Covid-19 vaccine for kids nears approval

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Pfizer vaccine proving safe for children a relief to parents.

In an ideal world, Leah Smithers said she could afford to wait for longer-term testing of the Covid-19 vaccines before getting the jab for her 10-year-old son.

But with his juvenile diabetes putting him at greater risk of complications if he contracts the virus - and with so much of his young life already shaped by the pandemic - she is ready for him to receive the vaccine as soon as he is eligible.

 

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When they say approval... that just means EUA, right? Even for adults, this particular vaccine is proving to be a disaster.

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