Covid Vaccination for Kids

USA (FDA) is going to approve Pfizer vaccine for the 5-11 age group shortly.

Why USA ?

(Because, unlike India, there will be plenty of vaccination and breakthrough data in the cloud for us.)

A brief review of Covid-19 cases among children of USA

• Cumulative numbers of Child Covid-19 cases from the beginning  :6,295,648
• This represents 16.5% of all cases
• There is a recent surge in child cases.
• 14/10/21 to 21/10/21 : 117,702 
• This is 25.1% of all cases

A brief round up of Covid-19 in the 5-11 age group of USA.

( all numbers are rounded up)

• There have been 1.8 million cases till 21.10.21.
• 8600 are hospitalised.
• 2800 are admitted to ICU ( @ 1 in 3 hospitalised)
• 143 have died.

As on date, Covid-19 is the 6th leading cause of Death among 5-15 years in USA.

So are we advising Covid-19 vaccine for kids ?

If you are a Grand parent and if you want to hold your grand kids close, better get them vaccinated.

The chance of getting a covid infection is reduced by vaccination. The chance of transmitting it to others is reduced by 6 fold.

Compiled by: ରମାକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର