The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old in early November, setting the stage for children to get the coronavirus vaccine.
What are the top vaccine side effects for kids?
Business Insider recently shared a chart — which used data from the Food and Drug Administration — to show the top Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine side effects for kids 5-11. Here’s a breakdown of the top side effects.
Top vaccine side effects for the first dose:
- Fatigue.
- Headache.
- Muscle pain.
- Diarrhea.
- Chills.
- Joint pain.
- Fever.
- Vomiting.
Top vaccine side effects for the second dose:
- Fatigue.
- Headache.
- Muscle pain.
- Chills.
- Fever.
- Diarrhea.
- Joint pain.
- Vomiting.
A previous study — published by the FDA — found that children often have the same side effects as adults.
Dr. Leana Wen, professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, told CNN that there are some cases of myocarditis or inflammation of the heart muscle.
- “It’s possible that as more children are vaccinated, there may be some cases of myocarditis detected, as the inflammatory disease has been linked to the Pfizer vaccine, primarily among younger men under the age of 30,” Wen told CNN.
- She added, “It’s crucial to note that myocarditis also occurs with COVID-19, and the potential risk of myocarditis associated with the vaccine has to be weighed against the benefit of the vaccine in preventing a whole host of problems associated with the disease.”