Coronavirus vaccines: Why are some countries recommending single dose for teens, young adults?
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Concerns of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, after a second COVID vaccine dose in teens and young adults has sparked several countries to turn to a single-dose vaccination tactic for that age group instead of the double dosage, according to multiple media outlets.
Dr. Aaron Glatt, a spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America and professor and chair of medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau on Long Island, New York, weighed in on the reports and told Fox News, "This new strategy is certainly worthwhile evaluating. It has theoretical and practical advantages if it works." Glatt warned, "However, the appropriate full studies to prove that this should be the standard approach remain to be performed and analyzed."
Health officials in Hong Kong recommended a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 12-17 last month after reports of heart inflammation were seen as a side effect of the second dose of the mRNA vaccine, according to a report by Reuters.
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