>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THIS WEEK FDA ADVISERS GAVE THEIR APPROVAL FOR MORE COVID-19
VACCINES FOR CHILDREN. AS WE
REPORTED THE TOP OF THE HOUR,
THE PANEL APPROVED MODERNA’S
VACCINE FOR KIDS AGES 6 TO 17
MONTHS AFTER GIVING PFIZER ITS
APPROVAL. AND JUST YESTERDAY
IT GAVE THE THUMBS UP TO BOTH
COMPANIES FOR THEIR SHOTS FOR
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5.
IF EVERYTHING MOVES FORWARD,
VACCINES COULD BE AVAILABLE.
NEXT WEEK. WE’RE HEARING AS
EARLY AS TUESDAY. JOINING ME
NOW VIA ZOOM IS DOCTOR MOBEEN
RATHORE A PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS
DISEASE SPECIALIST AT U.S.
HEALTH. GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
OKAY. HERE’S DOCTOR RATHORE.
>> YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. THANK
YOU, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WOULD YOU
EXPLAIN HOW THE PFIZER SHOTS
WORK? LET’S START WITH THAT.
AND THE EFFECTIVENESS.
>> WELL, JEN, THIS IS NOT JUST
PFIZER, BUT ALSO THE MODERNA
SHOT. THEY THEM AS MEN. AND
THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT
WE ALREADY KNOW. THE VACCINES
THAT ARE BEING USED FOR
CHILDREN ORDER DOLLARS FOR
MILLIONS OF THOSE ARE ALREADY
BEING GIVEN TO THE MECHANISM
THE VACCINE WORKS IS THE THE
ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THAT
LESS THAN WHAT WE GIVE AND
OLDER CHILDREN.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO SO IT
INVOLVES 2. MAYBE EVEN 3 DOSE
IS, YOU KNOW, OVER A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME, VERY SIMILAR
TO WHAT ADULTS HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO RECEIVE.
>> THAT’S GOING RIGHT GUARD. 2
VACCINE IS ONLY FOR 2 BOOSTERS
ARE NOT YET APPROVED IT’S
GOING TO BE A LITTLE LONGER
BECAUSE THE STUDY DON’T WAIT
TO SEE ALL SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
THE BOOSTERS ARE. WE KNOW
SHOTS. THE VACCINES ARE VERY
EFFECTIVE AND SAFE. AND I
THINK THIS IS A SIGN THAT WE
HAVE VACCINE AVAILABLE
CHILDREN GOING AND DESERVE IT.
AND ALL OF THE VACCINE BEING 6
MONTHS IN ORDER. IT’S GOING TO
BE A TERRIFIC NEWS FOR
EVERYBODY. SLEPT WAY FOR UCF
THE CDC TO MAKE ITS A FINE OF
THE I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN
CONDUCTING STUDIES. OTHER
HOSPITALS HAVE CONDUCTING THEM
AS WELL HERE LOCALLY INVOLVING
CHILDREN.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: HAVE YOU
SEEN AND HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT
ANY POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS
ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER THESE
VACCINES IN THIS AGE GROUP?
>> YEAH, I THINK I’M
EXPECTING, YOU KNOW, AS YOU
KNOW, THAT YOU AND THOSE WILL
WHEN I GOT MY VACCINE
SHORTAGE, GOT SOME LITTLE YOU
KNOW, MAYBE THIS TRAILING FROM
THAT YOU KNOW, A FEW ARE FIRST
DRUG READY FOR HOURS. THAT IS
TO BE EXPECTED TO SEE ANY
VACCINE WAS OPEN FACTION, BUT
DIDN’T SEE ANY SERIOUS
CONDITION THAT AS RESULT OF
THIS VACCINE AND ALSO THAT
STUDIES, THE PATIENTS WHO
PUTTING THE STUDY’S OTHER
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AS IT IS
ON, BECAUSE THE VACCINE WILL
SEEM TO BE SAFE AND TO BE
EFFECTIVE. THE OBVIOUSLY THE
COMMENDED THE VACCINE BE A
RELIEF FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER,
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO I KNOW
THAT EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC,
THERE WAS THIS DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU DON’T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
VACCINATING CHILDREN BECAUSE
THEY DON’T GET VERY SICK. I
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE CDC
SAYS THAT MORE THAN 440
CHILDREN AGES 4 AND UNDER HAVE
DIED FROM COVID SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG THAT
AGE GROUP HAVE ACTUALLY GONE
UP DURING THE OMICRON SURGE.
GIVEN THAT WHAT IS YOUR
MESSAGE? BECAUSE THERE ARE
PARENTS WHO STILL MAY BE
HESITANT TO HAVE THESE YOUNG
CHILDREN. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE
TO THEM IF THEY ARE ON THE
FENCE ABOUT GETTING THEIR BABY
OR TODDLER THIS THIS VACCINE.
>> YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT
IS SO MUCH MISINFORMATION.
CHILDREN DO GET THE INFECTION
CHILDREN, DO GET SICK FORCING
THE CHILDREN TO DIE OUT A
SERIOUS DISEASE. I THINK IT’S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT GIVE
THE VACCINE TO ALL ALL
CHILDREN WHO ELIGIBLE BECAUSE
THE VACCINE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE A SAFE.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S AFFECTIVE.
SO I SO. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT
CHILDREN VACCINATED SO THAT AS
THE POPULATION IN GENERAL GETS
VACCINATED, YOU FINALLY BE
ABLE TO GET RID OF THIS
PANDEMIC. SO THE EVEN OF THE
OTHER CHILDREN, BOTH OF THEM
NOT GET TO SEE US INFECTION.
THEY CAN SIT STILL GET THIS
CREDIT. I SEE THE DISEASE THAT
YOU SEE FOR MONTHS ARE OUT
AFTER A 4 WEEKS OFF TO INITIAL
INFECTION. INFECTION COULD BE
MINORITY WITHIN SYMPTOMATIC.
SO I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT
PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE CHAIRMAN
FOR HAVING THAT SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES, THEY CAN DIE,
AFFECTS THEIR AND ALSO DON’T
FORGET CAN STILL GET OVER THE
LONG. AND IF I GET OVER LONG,
I’M ABLE ENTER THE PRINT LIVE
WITH THAT OF AD OR MAY HAVE TO
LIVE WITH FOR 7 YEARS. SO I
THINK WE’VE BEEN GIVEN TO ME,
NOBODY NONCHALANT ABOUT, OH,
IT’S OK DO HE HAS LET THEM
HAVE THE INFECTION. THAT’S NOT
GOING TO NEED TO PROTECT OUR
CHILDREN JUST AS THE FROM
EVERYTHING ELSE. AND JUST VERY
QUICKLY, DOCTOR, YOU KNOW,
FLORIDA MISSED THE DEADLINE TO
PRE ORDER THESE VACCINES.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WHICH COULD
BE SENDING A MIXED MESSAGE
PARENTS ABOUT ITS
EFFECTIVENESS AND ITS SAFETY.
DO YOU KNOW IF IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES HERE IN
THE STATE BECAUSE FLORIDA
MISSED THIS DEADLINE TO GET
THESE VACCINES FOR THEIR
BABIES AND TODDLERS.
>> I HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
GET THE VACCINE STILL AI YOUR
CONNECT. THIS IS MESSAGE. AND
I THINK IT’S UNFORTUNATE THAT
ALL OF TRYING TO PROTECT OUR
CHILDREN AND WE’RE NOT EVEN
MAKING THEM TO GET THE
VACCINES ARE GOING TO BE
AVAILABLE EVERYBODY. DON’T
FORGET THE PEOPLE SUFFER MOST
OF THE CHILDREN SUFFER MOST OF
THE CHILDREN WHO ARE WHO NEED
IT. MOST OF THE UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES WHO ALREADY HAVE
SO MANY BARRIERS, NBA AS THE
U.S., YOU KNOW, LONGER SPEND
IT IS THE MINORITY POPULATION
OF THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
WHO MAY HAVE THE BRUNT OF THIS
DISEASE. AND IF THE CHILDREN
DO NOT GET THE VACCINE,
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WILL STILL
HAPPEN. WE NEED TO BE SURE BE
CAREFUL OR JOB PROTECT ALL
CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
ARE UNDER. SO GET ON THE
MINORITY POPULATION. SO I
THINK THIS IS REALLY BAD FOR
THE STATE NOT TO HAVE BE ON
THE VACCINE. I THINK IT’S A
TERRIBLE DECISION. I THINK
IT’S GOING PUT OUR KIDS AND
FRANKLY GOOD JUSTIN GOING TO
GET SAFE COST PLAYS AND EVEN
DIAL THIS. IF HE DID NOT DO
WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT, WHICH
EVERY OTHER STATE DONE. SO,
YOU THAT DOES YOU KNOW A THEIR