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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It looks like the vaccine will be available soon.  Moderna.  I’m glad.  [/quote]

Stop doing this. We don't know if Moderna will be available soon! It is too early to tell.

They won't submit until mid-April, and they are still looking at efficacy. They've determined it is safe and there are some promising signs. That's it. That doesn't mean it will be approved.

Pediatric vaccines are treated differently from adult vaccines. They work harder to minimize side effects not only because there are medical ethics issues (kids don't give their own consent to vaccines so extra care is taken not to put them in pain or discomfort since the person consenting is not the person who will experience it) but also because parents tend to be sensitive about side effects in this age group. Fevers are not unusual for vaccines in kids but they still do whatever the can to minimize it because there are many parents who will freak out if they see their kids temp go over 100 (which isn't even considered a concerning fever by most doctors, but anyway). So they are trying to balance the risks of fever with a dose high enough to do something. It's hard. We don't yet know if they got the balance right.

Do not start assuming your child will be able to get vaccinate in April or May. If it doesn't happen you'll just freak out. Stop counting your chickens.[/quote]

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