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COVID Vaccination for Children: A Literature Review

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  • Vennia Riskia Tristianti

    (Lewoleba General Hospital, Indonesia)

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The coronaviruswdiseasew2019w(COVID-19) pandemic has devastated the world since 2020. The transmission ofwCOVID-19 occurs through droplets from the respiratory system, not through airborne transmission. Caused by SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 causes a variety of symptoms in patients, including mild, moderate, severe, and even asymptomatic symptoms. COVID-19 can occur in children and adolescents as well as adults undergoing treatment. Children tend to be asymptomatic or have milder clinical symptoms than adults. One way to stop the spreadwofwCOVID-19 is through vaccination. COVID-19wvaccineswapprovedwfor use in children and adolescents include Pfizer, Moderna and CoronaVac. Vaccines cause mild to moderate local and systemic side effects, includes injection site pain (80%), weakness and headache (60%), and fever (20%). Based on the recommendation of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) for the provision of COVID-19 vaccine to children and adolescents, it is recommended to administer0the CoronaVac vaccine made by SinoVac at a dose of 3 µg (0.5 ml) by intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle.

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  • Vennia Riskia Tristianti, 2022. "COVID Vaccination for Children: A Literature Review," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 4(6), pages 13-17, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:4:y:2022:i:6:id:41566
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.6.1566
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