pediatrics
Vaccine Hesitancy
COVID 19 Vaccines
The COVID-19 brought vaccine hesitancy back to the forefront. The first Some parents think that COVID-19 infection is not dangerous to children, but this is not the case. Although COVID-19 infection is typically milder in children than adults, it can cause significant morbidity and mortality. As of May 2023, more than 15 million children in the United States were reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic ( COVID-19 vaccines references ), resulting in 1,839 deaths. Additionally, COVID-19 can lead to 1.American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association: Children and COVID-19: State-level data report. Accessed June 23, 2023. 2.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Health department-reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in the United States. Accessed June 23, 2023. 3.Delahoy MJ, Ujamaa D, Whitaker M, et al: Hospitalizations associated with COVID-19 among children and adolescents—COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1, 2020–August 14, 2021.MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep70(36):1255–1260, 2021. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7036e2 