Please post the latest on Covid vaccines for kids

[MSWR0319]

We know a 19 year old college swimmer who developed myocarditis after having covid.


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When DS passed out earlier this year the doctor ran a bunch of tests and sent us to a pediatric cardiologist to make sure it wasn't from heart issues caused by covid. She said they were seeing quite a few kids with heart issues post covid infection, some even who were asymptomatic.

[KrisM]

Saw this today...
"The agency is reviewing several dozen reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after vaccination, officials said. But the agency has not determined whether the vaccine caused the condition."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/h...ccination.html

It also says "At the moment, the number of cases of myocarditis reported after vaccination does not appear to be greater than would normally be seen in young people, according to the C.D.C."

It will be interesting to hear what they determine.

[essnce629]

Saw this today...
"The agency is reviewing several dozen reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after vaccination, officials said. But the agency has not determined whether the vaccine caused the condition."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/h...ccination.html

DS1's 17 year old best friend spent a week in the hospital with myocarditis a few months ago. They tested him for covid and covid antibodies multiple times, since it seems common in young people after a covid infection, but it doesn't look like his case was covid related. He was still having heart issues for weeks after his release and his parents were eager for him to get the covid vaccine since people with heart conditions are more at risk for covid complications.

My DH had pericarditis and was hospitalized when he was just 26 and I was 6 months pregnant with DS2. We never found out the cause. Myocarditis and pericarditis definitely occur in young people for reasons that are unknown.

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[twowhat?]

Moderna has released topline results for its adolescent study (12-18): https://investors.modernatx.com/news...vid-19-vaccine

No surprise, but it looks good, as we expected. They plan to submit the request for an EUA in "early June" so I'd expect it to be authorized (if all is well with the data AND all is found to be ok with mRNA vaccines in general regarding myocarditis) in July-ish.

eta: it's going to be interesting to me what happens to this one, because it's the same class of vaccines as Pfizer (mRNA), and we have plenty of supply. I'm not sure how the FDA takes these things into account when granting EUAs, since at this point in the game, Moderna's vaccine won't fill a "missing gap" other than being just a bit easier to store than Pfizer's.

[twowhat?]

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[ang79]

Moderna has released topline results for its adolescent study (12-18): https://investors.modernatx.com/news...vid-19-vaccine

No surprise, but it looks good, as we expected. They plan to submit the request for an EUA in "early June" so I'd expect it to be authorized (if all is well with the data AND all is found to be ok with mRNA vaccines in general regarding myocarditis) in July-ish.

eta: it's going to be interesting to me what happens to this one, because it's the same class of vaccines as Pfizer (mRNA), and we have plenty of supply. I'm not sure how the FDA takes these things into account when granting EUAs, since at this point in the game, Moderna's vaccine won't fill a "missing gap" other than being just a bit easier to store than Pfizer's.

I think the being easier to store, especially for smaller pediatricians offices and rural places, will be a big help. Around here only certain pharmacies and large mass vaccine sites run by hospitals have Pfizer due to storage issues, and I’m not even in a rural area. Parents may tend to trust their pediatrician more for the vaccine, so if we can get those to rural pediatricians I think that may help with the hesitancy some have.


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[Snow mom]

Didn’t they relax the storage guidelines for Pfizer further though? I doubt there’s going to be a huge push for getting moderna authorized for this age group. I guess more options are better in some ways, but already the Pfizer vaccine is extremely available for anyone who wants it in my somewhat rural but highly vaxed area.

[Snow mom]

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[o_mom]

I think the being easier to store, especially for smaller pediatricians offices and rural places, will be a big help. Around here only certain pharmacies and large mass vaccine sites run by hospitals have Pfizer due to storage issues, and I’m not even in a rural area. Parents may tend to trust their pediatrician more for the vaccine, so if we can get those to rural pediatricians I think that may help with the hesitancy some have.


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Pfizer can now be stored for a month in the fridge: https://www.reuters.com/business/hea...ys-2021-05-20/

[ahisma]

It does fill a gap though - there are some folks who are more hesitant with some of the vaccines than with others. Options are very good. Also, while there is plenty of supply in the US now, that's not the case globally. Obviously the EUA is US-focused, but it does carry weight.