CDC data confirm third COVID-19 vaccine dose safe in young children
The first data on the safety of a third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose among young children show that a third dose is safe for children ages 6 months to 5 years old, similar to findings for doses one and two, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention June 8, based on reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and v-safe voluntary smartphone health checker for use after vaccination.
鈥淭his study鈥檚 findings can reassure health care professionals, parents, and caregivers that a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children ages 6 months to 5 years and can protect them from severe illness,鈥 CDC said.
While CDC that all children ages 6 months through 5 years old receive at least 1 bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose, vaccination rates among this age group have been low.