So true. This is a situation that parents and children will come across in nurseries/ day cares and presently it is seen in schools where children are showing up for in person classes. There remains a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Vaccination is a choice and although it is strongly encouraged by the health authorities, there still remains a significant unvaccinated population. These mix crowds will lead to cross infections, with vaccinated children ending up with mild symptoms, whereas the unvaccinated children if infected will show more severe symptoms that could lead to hospitalization, due to complications. This risk may result in parents pulling out their vaccinated children from nurseries/day cares/ schools and they may start looking for other options of child care and education.

Glad to be of help, please do not hesitate in asking if you have more questions.

Pfizer is maintaining the lead on the pediatric vaccine too, having completed the trials and submitted results to the FDA for approval to be followed by the CDC’s approval. Other manufacturers may be at varying stages of clinical trials but none have come forward so far with news of completion of successful trials. Thank you for checking in.

Indeed we all hope to have worldwide availability before too long though at this point it is only Pfizer’s vaccine in the pipeline for approval and possible availability in the US as early as March. Thank you for checking in.

Glad to be able to help clarify the consideration for parents, Dr. Rahim. Thank you for your feedback.

A privilege to have your interest Dr. Hammad, thank you.