Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA Vaccination Against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among Persons Aged 12-18 Years - United States, July-December 2021

Autor: Laura D, Zambrano, Margaret M, Newhams, Samantha M, Olson, Natasha B, Halasa, Ashley M, Price, Julie A, Boom, Leila C, Sahni, Satoshi, Kamidani, Keiko M, Tarquinio, Aline B, Maddux, Sabrina M, Heidemann, Samina S, Bhumbra, Katherine E, Bline, Ryan A, Nofziger, Charlotte V, Hobbs, Tamara T, Bradford, Natalie Z, Cvijanovich, Katherine, Irby, Elizabeth H, Mack, Melissa L, Cullimore, Pia S, Pannaraj, Michele, Kong, Tracie C, Walker, Shira J, Gertz, Kelly N, Michelson, Melissa A, Cameron, Kathleen, Chiotos, Mia, Maamari, Jennifer E, Schuster, Amber O, Orzel, Manish M, Patel, Angela P, Campbell, Adrienne G, Randolph, Cindy, Bowens
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
ISSN: 1545-861X
Popis: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a severe postinfectious hyperinflammatory condition, which generally occurs 2-6 weeks after a typically mild or asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1-3). In the United States, the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccine is currently authorized for use in children and adolescents aged 5-15 years under an Emergency Use Authorization and is fully licensed by the Food and Drug Administration for persons aged ≥16 years (4). Prelicensure randomized trials in persons aged ≥5 years documented high vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity (5)
Databáze: OpenAIRE