Immunization of adolescents may have reduced hospitalizations even with Omicron, study says.
The study used information from 300 patients under 18 years old who had Covid and were treated at two pediatric hospitals in the city of Rio.
247 - Vaccination of adolescents against Covid-19 may have reduced hospitalizations in the city of Rio de Janeiro, despite the spread of the Omicron variant. This was indicated by a new study using data from the Ministry of Health. The study used information from 300 patients under 18 years of age who had Covid and were treated at two pediatric hospitals in the city of Rio - Prontobaby and Centro Pediátrico da Lagoa.
The authorization for the vaccine for adolescents over 12 years old occurred in June 2021 for the Pfizer vaccine. The reports were published by Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
The research was published as a preprint, meaning it has not yet been peer-reviewed, and was authored by five Brazilian researchers.
According to the survey, 1.422 children died from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to Covid-19 up to December 4, 2021, representing 0,38% of deaths caused by the complication.
The number of children who died from severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) due to coronavirus is eight times greater than the number of SARI deaths caused by all other respiratory viruses combined.
"In a pandemic scenario, it's obvious that if you have an immunizing agent that reduces the possibility of a child being hospitalized or dying, it's beneficial," says André Ricardo da Silva, pediatric infectious disease specialist and professor at the medical school of UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense).
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