Safety of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 17

JAMA Pediatrics

2023-05-22

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Among 20 health outcomes that were monitored in near real time in this study including more than 3 million children ages 5 to 17 who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a safety signal was identified for only myocarditis or pericarditis. Consistent with other published reports, these results provide additional evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in children.

Authors: Steven A. Anderson, Ph.D., M.P.P., of the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1440)

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