A conspiracy news site published an article falsely claiming that one in 500 children under age 5 who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were hospitalized from vaccine side effects. The basis for the claim is a study in which 10 young children out of 7,800 who received the Pfizer were hospitalized.
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Emphasizing that the article used data from the study out of context and misrepresents researchers’ findings is recommended. All 10 children who were hospitalized received a vaccine dose higher than the 3 micrograms that is authorized by the FDA for children ages 6 months to 4 years. Pfizer has also stated clearly that 3 micrograms is the safest dosage for children in that age group. Messaging may emphasize, as the referenced study did, that the COVID-19 vaccine has a similar safety profile as other routine childhood vaccines. Fact Checking Source(s):
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