COVID vaccination in �children 5-11 years
Ritu Banerjee, MD, Ph.D
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
United States: Number of COVID-19 Cases Added in Past Week for Children and Adults*
* Note: 5 states changed their definition of child cases: AL as of 8/13/20, HI as of 8/27/20, RI as of 9/10/20, MO as of 10/1/20, WV as of 8/12/21;
TX reported age for only a small proportion of total cases each week (eg, 3-20%); TX cumulative cases through 8/26/21
As of 6/30/21, NE COVID-19 dashboard is no longer available; NE cumulative cases through 6/24/21
Due to available data and changes made to dashboard, AL cumulative cases through 7/29/21
Due to available data and calculations required to obtain MA child cases, weekly estimates fluctuate (eg, on 10/28/21, there were 920 fewer cumulative cases)
See detail in Appendix: Data from 49 states, NYC, DC, PR and GU
All data reported by state/local health departments are preliminary and subject to change; Analysis by American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association
Burden of COVID-19 in children
Pediatric COVID-19 Infections and Hospitalizations at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital per Week
# positive tests
# hospitalized
MIS-C admissions by month at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
# hospitalized
> 90% vaccine efficacy
Summary of side effects of Pfizer vaccine in children
Risk of myocarditis after COVID vaccination