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ReviewVaccines2022

COVID-19 Epidemiology, Immunity, and Vaccine Development in Children: A Review.

Jaime Fergie, Mary M Moran, Alejandro Cane, Shanti Pather, Ӧzlem Türeci, Amit Srivastava

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In one paragraph

Review in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jaime FergieDriscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX 78411, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1111-0892
Mary M MoranPfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
Alejandro CanePfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
Shanti PatherBioNTech, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Ӧzlem TüreciBioNTech, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Amit SrivastavaPfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Pfizer (United States) · USBioNTech (Germany) · DEDriscoll Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Pfizer Inc N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although pediatric populations experienced lower COVID-19 severity and mortality than adults, the epidemiology of this disease continues to evolve. COVID-19 clinical manifestations in pediatrics commonly include fever and cough, but may differ from adults and by variant. Serious complications, including MIS-C, rarely occur. Although early data showed a decreased likelihood of COVID-19 transmission from children versus adults, outbreaks and viral shedding studies support pediatric transmission potential. Children may mount more robust initial immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 versus adults. COVID-19 vaccines with available pediatric data include BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, CoronaVac, and BBIBP-CorV. Depending on age group and jurisdiction, BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 have received full approval or emergency/conditional authorization in the United States and European Union from 6 months of age. Clinical trials have shown BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 safety and high efficacy in pediatric populations, with demonstrably noninferior immune responses versus young adults. Real-world studies further support BNT162b2 safety and effectiveness against the Delta variant. mRNA vaccination benefits are considered to outweigh risks, including myocarditis; however, pediatric vaccination rates remain relatively low. Given a growing body of clinical trial and real-world data showing vaccine safety and effectiveness, pediatric vaccination should be prioritized as an important strategy to control the pandemic.

Indexed as

childrenCOVID-19pediatricsSARS-CoV-2vaccinationvaccine

Identifiers

PMID36560448
PMCPMC9781884
OpenAlexW4310380283

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