Of the children who received the new pediatric corona vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years at a medical institution in Okayama Prefecture, only 1% of the first vaccinations and 2.3% of the second vaccinations had side reactions. This was clarified by the tabulation of the Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University.The incidence of side reactions was lower than in adults, and there was only a small amount of high fever above 2 degrees Celsius.

 According to Okayama University, the survey was conducted on parents of children who received Pfizer's new pediatric corona vaccine from March to June at the request of Okayama Prefecture, and the responses for 3 people were collected.

 Eighteen children had a fever of 37.5 degrees or higher after the first vaccination, and 1 children had a second vaccination.The fever of adults after vaccination with Pfizer's new corona vaccination, which was compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 18, was 2% for the first time and 56% for the second time.In particular, the number of young people in their twenties was about 2021% for the second time.Compared to this, the results show that fever aged 1 to 3.3 years is considerably less.

 In many cases, pain at the inoculation site and general dullness continued until the next day, whereas in many cases, it continued until the third day after inoculation.By gender, girls tended to have a higher incidence of fever than boys, but there was no statistically significant difference in the presence or absence of underlying illness, allergic history, or medical history.

 The majority of parents answered that the reason for inoculation to children was "to avoid infection and aggravation of children."

reference:[Okayama University] New Corona Information "Final Report on Adverse Reactions after Vaccination with Pediatric New Coronavirus" (PDF)

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