Chinanews, October 28, according to comprehensive news, since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in the United States, 6.3 million children have been diagnosed.

Experts pointed out that in 2020, the new crown has become the eighth killer of children.

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Committee of Experts agreed to vaccinate children between 5 and 11 years of age with Pfizer vaccine, but each dose will be smaller than adults, hoping to reduce side effects.

　　According to the report, a few days ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert committee supported the provision of Pfizer vaccines to children aged 5 to 11 with 17 votes in favor and 1 abstention.

　　The expert committee believes that vaccination can not only protect children's health, but also prevent school suspensions due to outbreaks and other disturbances. These benefits outweigh the known potential risks.

　　Committee member and CDC expert Cohen said that people in this age group should have the same vaccination opportunities for other age groups.

According to CDC statistics, 8,300 children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the United States have been hospitalized due to the infection, of which about one-third have been admitted to the intensive care unit, and the death toll is close to 100.

　　Cohen pointed out that the new crown has become the eighth killer of children in 2020.

　　Another committee member, Offit, a pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pointed out that the risk of serious side effects of myocarditis after vaccination in young children is very low, because the dose for children is one-third of that for adults.

　　However, taking into account side effects and other issues, and noticing that there is still opposition from the public, many expert members emphasized that although they support injections for children, they are by no means supported by compulsory vaccination. Parents decide whether or not injections are also up to the parents; some experts believe that: Only a small number of high-risk children should be vaccinated, such as children with other medical history, children who are more likely to be hospitalized after infection, etc.

　　Robin, editor-in-chief of the journal New England Medicine, explained that only certain children need to be vaccinated, and the core issue is the scope of vaccine application.

However, issues such as the subject of the injection will eventually be handed over to the CDC for judgment.

　　After receiving the committee's recommendation, the FDA will decide whether to grant an emergency license to provide the new crown vaccine to children aged 5 to 11 years old, and then the CDC will decide whether it is recommended and the scope of use.

Another pharmaceutical company, Modena, is also publishing clinical data on children aged 5 to 11 years old, and will apply for permission to use it.

　　At present, the United States has opened up vaccinations for children between 12 and 17 years old. The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) analyzed CDC data and found that children’s vaccination rates are mostly related to their areas. In Vermont, where the overall vaccination rate is relatively high, 81% of children In West Virginia, where the overall vaccination rate is less than half, only 35% of children have received a shot.

　　Experts worry that parents are affected by the inaccurate information in the early stage of the epidemic and mistakenly believe that it is not a serious problem for their children to be infected, so they refuse to let their children be vaccinated.