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  • A study was conducted from September 2022 to April 2023 to evaluate how COVID-19 vaccines affect the risk of infection in children under 5 years old.
  • The results showed no significant difference in infection risk between vaccinated and unvaccinated children.
  • Although the vaccines are effective in preventing severe illness, they may not prevent the actual infection of the virus in young kids.

Article Abstract

To understand how coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines impact infection risk in children <5 years, we assessed risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection from September 2022 to April 2023 in 3 cohort studies. There was no difference in risk by vaccination status. While vaccines reduce severe disease, they may not reduce SARS-CoV-2 infections in naïve young children.

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