COVID 19 vaccine in the pediatric age: the recommendation of the Italian Pediatric Society

Annamaria Staiano; Rino Agostiniani; Elena Bozzola; Rocco Russo; Giovanni Corsello

doi:10.1186/s13052-022-01244-3

COVID 19 vaccine in the pediatric age: the recommendation of the Italian Pediatric Society

Ital J Pediatr. 2022 Mar 24;48(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13052-022-01244-3.

Authors

Annamaria Staiano¹, Rino Agostiniani¹, Elena Bozzola², Rocco Russo¹, Giovanni Corsello¹

Affiliations

¹ The Italian Pediatric Society, Rome, Italy.
² The Italian Pediatric Society, Rome, Italy. elena.bozzola@opbg.net.

Abstract

Vaccine is an important and effective tool to protect from preventable infectious diseases. Neverthless, in the COVID-19 pandemic era, scientific and accurate information are required to responde to false and misleading information on efficacy and safety of immunization in the pediatric age.

Keywords: Children; Covid-19 vaccine; Hesitancy.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Child
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control
Vaccination
Vaccines*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccines