COVID-19 Vaccines in Children

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on global health, affecting individuals of all ages across diverse communities. While the virus has predominantly been associated with severe outcomes in adults, its impact on children has garnered increasing attention. Today, three COVID-19 vaccines...

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Published in:Journal of clinical medicine 2023-12, Vol.13 (1), p.87
Main Authors: Fayad, Danielle, Frenck, Jr, Robert W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoviruses
Age
Anaphylaxis
Children
Clinical trials
Communicable diseases in children
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease
Diseases
Epidemics
Epidemiology
FDA approval
Immunization
Licenses
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Myocarditis
Nanoparticles
Pandemics
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Pericarditis
Pharmaceutical industry
Prevention
Proteins
Review
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Teenagers
United States
Vaccination
Vaccines
Vectors (Biology)
World health
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on global health, affecting individuals of all ages across diverse communities. While the virus has predominantly been associated with severe outcomes in adults, its impact on children has garnered increasing attention. Today, three COVID-19 vaccines are available for use in the U.S. and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). As of September 2023, ongoing genomic surveillance identified SARS-CoV-2 XBB sublineages as the most common circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants, constituting over 99% of sequenced SARS-CoV-2 specimens in the US. Recently, recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination were updated accordingly to the 2023-2024 Omicron-XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine to provide heightened protection against currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 XBB-sublineage variants. COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be safe, efficacious, and effective at protecting against COVID-19 and preventing severe illness in children and adolescents.
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm13010087