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COVID-19 vaccines and children: Why they must wait

COVID-19 vaccines and children: Why they must wait

FromThis Matters


COVID-19 vaccines and children: Why they must wait

FromThis Matters

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As our senior citizens are booking and lining up to get their vaccinations, many grandparents can’t wait until they hug their grandchildren sometime soon. While vaccine priority is aimed at our most vulnerable, questions remain about when young children and teenagers will eventually get inoculated against COVID-19. While they are at lower risk, there needs to be more clinical trials to determine proper dosage for younger people and efficacy. Dr. Karina Top joins us to explain where this is at and what parents should keep in mind as they wait until vaccines are ready for the next generation. Guest: Dr. Karina Top, a pediatrician and vaccine researcher at Canadian Centre for Vaccinology If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.
Released:
Mar 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.