Newly released BioNTech data shows that only a little more than 1 in 10 kids who took Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine were protected against the Omicron variant.
QUICK FACTS:
- BioNTech data shows only 12% of children aged 5-11 who took Pfizer’s vaccine were protected against the Omicron variant, according to The National Pulse.
- A study conducted by the New York State Department of Health shows how well vaccinated children were protected against Omicron during the strain’s December 13th through January 24th peak transmission.
- The effectiveness of the vaccine declined, reaching its lowest point one-month post-full vaccination.
- The 12-17 group also saw decreasing protection, though somewhat slower than their younger counterparts.
- The paper used data from hospitals across the state, assessing the usefulness of Pfizer’s vaccine.
WHAT THE STUDY SAID:
- “Our data support vaccine protection against severe disease among children 5-11 years, but suggest rapid loss of protection against infection, in the Omicron variant era. Should such findings be replicated in other settings, review of the dosing schedule for children 5-11 years appears prudent.”
- “During Omicron variant predominance, vaccine effectiveness against infection declined rapidly for New York State children 5- 11 years, with low protection by one month following full-vaccination,” the study found. “Among children 12-17, protection declined substantially, albeit more slowly than observed among younger children,” explained the study, which is still awaiting peer review.
- “From December 13th, 2021 to January 30th, 2022, among 852,384 fully-vaccinated children 12 to 17 years and 365,502 children 5 to 11 years, vaccine effectiveness against cases declined from 66 percent to 51 percent for those 12 to 17 years and from 68 percent to 12 percent for those 5 to 11 years.”
BACKGROUND:
- Vaccines for children have been an even more contentious issue than other COVID vaccinations.
- Dr. Peter McCullough said earlier this year that there is no reason for a healthy child to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
- More recently Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo warned against vaccinating children without a good reason, saying his office will recommend against the practice, according to The Epoch Times.
