Pfizer vaccine 3 times every 8 weeks
Vaccination in 840 designated medical institutions
Most adverse events in clinical trials are mild
Corona 19 vaccination for babies started on the 13th. All babies between 6 months and 4 years of age can be vaccinated, and in particular, it is strongly recommended that high-risk babies with reduced immunity or underlying diseases should be vaccinated.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, “Babies have a higher risk of serious illness and death when infected with Corona 19 than children and young people, the period from symptom onset to death is very short, and if there is an underlying disease, the risk of serious illness and death is higher, so vaccination is necessary.” he emphasized.
Vaccination is the Pfizer vaccine for babies and toddlers, and you get it 3 times every 8 weeks (56 days). Even if you are 5 years old at the time of the third vaccination, you can complete the vaccination by keeping an interval of 8 weeks with the Pfizer vaccine for 6 months to 4 years, not the pediatric vaccine for 5 to 11 years .
Vaccination is carried out in 840 separately commissioned medical institutions. Five tertiary general hospitals and 63 general hospitals were included in the tribe medical institutions so that high-risk babies and toddlers can listen to the doctor’s explanation and receive vaccinations in medical institutions where they visit or in the hospital.
The Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team asked, “For infants and small children in the high-risk group, consult the attending physician at the medical institution you are visiting and participate in vaccination.”
High risk groups include immunosuppressed patients receiving chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment, bone marrow or haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, infants and young children receiving chimeric antigen T cell therapy (CAR-T), chronic lung disease, disease chronic heart, chronic liver disease, chronic. kidney disease, This applies to babies and young children with disabilities such as neuromuscular disease, severe cerebral palsy, or Down’s syndrome. Same-day vaccination was implemented from this day, and pre-ordered vaccination starts on the 20th. From the 30th of the last month, advance orders for vaccination are accepted.
In the United States, as of January, 870,000 infants and toddlers have completed the basic Corona 19 vaccination, and Japan, Canada, Australia and Singapore are also implementing COVID-19 vaccinations for infants and young children.
As a result of overseas clinical trials, the most common adverse events among children aged 2 to 4 years after vaccination were pain and redness at the injection site, fatigue, diarrhea and fever. Irritability, sleepiness, lack of appetite, tenderness and redness at the injection site were seen in children between 6 months and less than 2 years, but most were mild to moderate. To date, there have been no reports of deaths following vaccination in infants (under 5 years of age) in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Reporter Lee Hyeon-jeong
