In Pfizer's clinical trials for children 5 to 11 years old, no deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine were recorded. Leana Wen, a professor of health policy and management at George Washington University, said in an email. “In the U.S., no child has died from the vaccine, but over 600 have died from COVID,” Dr. Provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows 700 kids under the age of 18 have died from the virus. More than 200 of them were younger than 4 years old. But they have not been entirely spared from the virus.
Vaccine not linked to deathįor children, the overall risk of death from COVID-19 is low. USA TODAY reached out to Yeadon and the person who shared the Instagram post for comment. Public health officials say the shots can prevent serious illness, and experts say their benefits outweigh their risks. “It’s a crazy thing to vaccinate (children) with something that is actually 50 times more likely to kill them than the virus itself,” Yeadon said.įact check: COVID-19 vaccines aren't linked to cancer, HIVĬlinical trial data shows the COVID-19 vaccines do not pose a risk of death to children. The claim in the Instagram post stems from something Yeadon said during a June interview with Steve Bannon, once a strategist for former President Donald Trump. Yeadon was a chief scientific officer and vice president at Pfizer before he left in 2011 after more than 16 years at the company. Since then, he has become a source of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, Reuters reported. 5 Instagram post, which acquired more than 3,000 likes in one week. “Children are 50 times more likely to be killed by the COVID vaccines than the virus itself,” reads a Nov. But some on social media claim they may be better off unvaccinated. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY The claim: Children are 50 times more likely to die from the COVID-19 vaccine than the virusĪfter months of waiting for Food and Drug Administration authorization, children are next in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
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