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In the midst of the global Covid-19 pandemic, researchers had to navigate the unknown and adapt their health responses as quickly as possible.
For children and Covid-19, researchers are still trying to understand the many different effects of this virus.
Some researchers believe that the composition and number of receptors in minors (the area on the cells of the lung where the virus attaches) is different, while others say that children’s immune system is stronger than adults. I’m guessing that it manages the virus well.
This may be shocking to many, but Professor Helena Rabbie of Tigerberg Hospital believes that Covid-19 is not the only virus managed differently by children. Other examples include varicella virus and hepatitis A virus, and in most cases childhood illness is known to be less severe.
With the global rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, questions have been raised as to whether children really need to be vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine.Write for conversationJames Wood, an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, says the simple answer is yes.
Many studies have shown that Covid-19 is less severe in children, especially younger children, but that does not mean that children are not at risk of becoming infected and spreading the virus.
Wood explains that children under the age of 12 infected with Covid-19 often have no mild illness or symptoms, but where teenagers are between adults and younger children. There seems to be a reaction.
In the early stages of the rabies virus, rabies pointed out that other children may be characterized by respiratory illness and diarrhea, but they do not always have a fever.
Parents may have noticed an increase in cases of a disease called Kawasaki disease and media reports that scientists are currently reporting an increase in other fever and rashes in children due to SARS-CoV2 infection. .. “We believe these are reactions to asymptomatic viral infections in most children with these conditions. No virus has been detected, but there are antibodies to the virus in the blood and some Shows an infection, “says rabies.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also states that teens are about twice as likely to be diagnosed with Covid-19 as children aged 5 to 11 years.
Are many parents interested in how the Covid-19 vaccine works if their child needs vaccination? Lee Callakoppen, Principal Officer of the Bonitas Medical Fund, says the Covid-19 vaccine provides protection against disease by developing an immune response against the SARS-Cov-2 virus.
Vaccines provide a supply of “memory” T and B lymphocytes that stimulate the immune response to antigens, which are molecules found in the virus, and help fight the virus in the future.
There are four types of Covid vaccines, all trying to achieve the same thing.
It can immunize against the virus, reduce symptoms when infected, and delay or stop the infection. South Africa is currently using a single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J & J) vaccine, but none of the vaccines can completely prevent it until about two weeks after vaccination. Your immune system needs this time to develop an antibody response.
However, we may wait for vaccination of children for ongoing trials to understand the virus and vaccination of children. Currently, Wood explains that the Pfizer vaccine is the only one in the United States that is licensed for teenagers up to the age of 16. Before vaccination of children under the age of 16, clinical trials need to be completed with thousands of young volunteers to assess the safety of the vaccine. Efficacy, and results must be thoroughly reviewed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Pfizer said it plans to submit the results of the adolescent trial for review soon. Vaccine maker Moderna is also testing adolescents. If their vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective and regulators approve them, children over the age of 12 can be vaccinated before school begins in the fall.
In reality, young children will probably not be vaccinated until the end of this year or the beginning of next year, Wood said. Moderna announced in mid-March that it began testing vaccines in children aged 6 months to 11 years. Pfizer said that even infants have begun testing, but these tests take time.
