Just piping in on my professional point of view at this time:
If your child has a risk factor and COVID is prevalent in your region- get it.
If your child has a risk factor and COVID is low where you are-- wait a month or two.
If your child has no risk factors wait at least a few months if not longer.
The EUA was specifically designed to prove efficacy not safety. Only 2300 kids got the vaccine which is enough to show short term efficacy but not to evaluate safety with rare side effects.
I'm very optimistic that the safety data will look excellent in a few months due to the lower dose. I'm hopeful this concept will be extended to the teen group as well as I don't think they need their current dose for protection and the myocarditis risk is no joke.
My only long term concern is duration of protection with the lower dose in this age group, only time will tell for that. Also curious to see what efficacy in preventing community spread which has been iffy with the Delta variant in the older population.
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