(Myocarditis is far more likely after the second dose of vaccine than the first.)Īmong teenage girls, the risk never climbs above eight cases of myocarditis per 1 million second doses given.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the risk among the highest-risk of that group, boys ages 16 and 17, at about 69 cases of myocarditis for every 1 million second doses of vaccine given. Myocarditis cases related to the vaccine are most common in teenage boys. Myocarditis can be serious and can lead to hospitalization. The vaccine has been shown to increase the risk for a heart issue called myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle.
On the risk of vaccination, there’s one big one on parents’ minds, Dominguez said. The risk of heart problems from the vaccine is rare “There was this perception early on that kids weren’t getting infected with SARS and could not transmit SARS,” he said. That means the potential risks of vaccination need to be weighed against the risks that come with getting sick from COVID - parents can’t count on their kids dodging the virus. The high rates of spread among younger kids show that parents can expect their kids will eventually be exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID. To Dominguez, this is a crucial piece of information. A chart by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows COVID-19 case rates by age group in 2019. They are also far higher for the age group than they have been at any point in the pandemic. But what’s different this year is that kids ages 5 to 11 are leading the surge.Ĭase rates for children 5 to 11 are the highest of any age group in the state. The pandemic has never been more dangerous to young school-aged kids than it is right nowĬolorado’s COVID case rates are at levels not seen since the spike of last winter. Here are some things to consider if you’re weighing whether to get your kids vaccinated. “And the more stops we have, the better off we are as a community, as a state, as a nation, and as a world.” Sam Dominguez, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “You’re either a stop in the chain of transmission or you’re a propagator in the chain of transmission,” said Dr. Pediatricians say the data overwhelmingly supports vaccination, which they say will provide a benefit to both the kids getting the shots and to the community as a whole. Meanwhile, around 33% of parents say they want to wait and see. National polling shows that about 35% of parents say they either won’t get their 5- to 11-year-olds vaccinated or will do so only if it’s required.
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