- I understand that you are thinking carefully about this decision and I think you should do that.
But I think you can feel safe with the fact that these vaccines are well-proven on many millions of children worldwide and there is a very low risk of serious side effects, says Malin Bengnér, infection control doctor in the Jönköping County Region.
In the clip, she explains which side effects are most common and the risks of not vaccinating children as well.
The mother's vaccine is not given to children
The decision to pause Moderna's vaccine against covid-19 will not affect next week's vaccinations of children aged 12-15.
- It has already been decided that that group will receive Pfizer's vaccine and not Modernas.
We have also been foresighted so that the vaccine is already in place with us, says the region's vaccine coordinator Jonas Almgren to SVT Jönköping.