Trump surgeon general speaks out on vaccinating kids
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Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as U.S. surgeon general under former President Trump, said Wednesday that he will definitely be getting his 11-year-old daughter vaccinated against COVID-19 as the benefits clearly outweigh the risks.
Health officials gave final approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 shot for children ages 5 to 11 on Tuesday, opening up 28 million more Americans to the vaccine. Leah Lefkove, 9, covers her face as her dad Dr. Ben Lefkove gives her the first COVID-19 vaccine at the Viral Solutions vaccination and testing site in Decatur, Ga., on the first day COVID-19 vaccinations were available for children from 5 to 12 on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) A nurse gives a girl a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lyman High School in Longwood on the day before classes begin for the 2021-22 school year. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Since the pandemic broke out roughly 19 months ago, there have been more than 8,300 coronavirus-related hospitalizations and at least 94 deaths from the virus in the 5-11 age group.
"The risk is lower to kids than it is to adults, but lower risk does not mean no risk," Adams said.
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