Effect of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine in Children Researched

Although it has been administered to children aged 5 and over since 2021, Pfizer BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine can prevent Omicron infection, as infected children usually show very mild symptoms. effectiveness in preventing A precise estimate could not be made. However, a new study revealed the effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on children.

Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine reduces the risk of infection of the Omicron variant, according to a new study of 1,364 children published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Significantly lowering it. The study also found that children with all doses were less likely to survive the illness in bed than those who were not vaccinated.

Pfizer-BioNTech lowers risk of Omicron infection in children aged 12-15 by nearly 60 percent

In the study, which was conducted from July 25 to February 12 and was part of a larger pediatric study, We analyzed 1,052 children ages 5 to 11 and 312 children ages 12 to 15 who were tested weekly for Covid-19 regardless of symptoms. Unlike previous studies, which were primarily based on data from symptomatic Covid-19 patients seeking medical care and whose results were inconclusive, particularly as home testing for Covid-19 became more common, this new study both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients were followed.

Pfizer-BioNTechc’s risk of Omicron transmission among children aged 5-11 years 31 percentamong children aged 12-15 59 percent At the same time, it was found that the average of fully vaccinated children in bed due to illness 1.4 days On the other hand, for the unvaccinated, this period 1.9 days was detected.

However, among unvaccinated children who tested positive for COVID-19, the study showed that 66 percent of those with delta variant infection and 49 percent of those with Omicron reported symptoms, suggesting that the Pfize-BioNTech vaccine was administered to children aged 12 years and older. Delta variant infection supported that it is also effective in prevention.

On the other hand, in the study, the average of vaccinated children caught in Omicron 26.2 hours missed school, and the average of this period in unvaccinated children 18.8 hours was detected. In the study, which showed that the vaccine did not make a big difference in the need for medical care, it was found that the vaccinated participants who got Omicron. 15.5 percentand percent of unvaccinated participants 16.4It was noted that he needed care.