Everything to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Iowa – KCCI Des Moines

Everything to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Iowa

Updated: 7:55 AM CST Jan 3, 2022

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IN IOWA THE VAST MAJORITOFY CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 11 ARE NOT VACCINATED EVEN THOUGH THEYRE OLD OU.EN NEW AT 5:00, KCCIS CYNTHIA FODOR SHOWS US WHY DOCTORS ARE NOW CONCERNE CYHINTA: WITH INFLUENZA A AND OMICRON CASES NOW RAPIYDL SPREADING, HOSPITALS ARE SEEING A SURGE IN SICK CHILDREN AND EXPECT EVEN MORE ILLNESS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS 11-YEAR-OLD EMERSON FICHRTE KNOWS OTHER KIDS HER AGE WHO HAVE HAD COV-1ID SHE WANTED TO GET HER SECOND SHOT OF THE VACCINE TO PROTECT HERSELF BEFORE GOING BACTOK SCHOOL. >> I DECIDED TO GET IT BECAU I DONT REALLY MIND GETTING IT SO THERE WAS NO POINT TO NOT GET IT. CYNTHIA DOCTS ORSAY GETTING THE : SHOT IS NOTHING COMPAREDO T GETTING A SEVERE CASE OF COVID OR LONGTERM SIDE EFFECTS LEIK MULTISTEYSM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME OR HEART DAMA.GE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 2 MILLION COVID CASES WITHIN THE 5-11 AGE GRPOU WITH NEARLY 100 DEAT.HS >> KIDS ARE SICK NEROW THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN THEM BEFO.RE OUR CLINICS ARE FULL, OUR URNT CARES ARE FULL, OUR ERS ARE BURSTING CYNTHIA: PIAEDTRICIAN AMY SHRIVER SAYS HOSPITALS ARE SEEING A TWINDEMIC A SURGE IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH COVID OR THE FLU. >> IT ANMES THAT MOST LIKELY WELL BE SEEING SHORTAGES OF HOSPITAL BEDS FOR KIDS, WELLE B SEEING SHORTAGES OF SATYFE EQUIPMENT, WELL BE SEEING SHORTAGES OFES. T SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM COMI UNG CYNTHIA: THE IOWA COVID DASHBOARD SHOWS OF THOSE 11-Y5-EARS-OLD, ONLY 14% HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. IN THE 12-15-YEAR-OLD GROUP,T I JUMPS TO3% 4 47% OF 16-19-YEAR-OLDS ARE VACCINAT.ED >> IF FAMILIES KNEW THAT EVEN THEIR HEALTHIEST KID COULD END UP BEING VERY, VERY SICK FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME IF THEY GET COVID, I THINK THEY WODUL VACCINATE. NOWS THE TIME TO LEAN IN TO YOUR CHILDS HEALTH, AND TO MEAK SURE YOU HAVE DONE EVERYIN SGLE THING POSSIBLE AS A PARENT TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE CYNTHIA: DOCTORS ALSO URGE PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN GET THE FLU SHOT AS WELL. THEY SAY MANY PARENTS HAVE ALSO FALLEN BEHIND ON GETTING THEIR CHILDRENS STANDARD VACCINES FOR THINGS LIKE MUMPS AND ME

Everything to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Iowa

Updated: 7:55 AM CST Jan 3, 2022

Headlines: Find vaccine doses here.How Iowa compares with the rest of the countryAbout the vaccines:Pfizer: The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses administered 21 days apart. There is a four day grace period in which the second dose of the vaccine can be administered. The vaccine must be kept frozen at temperatures between -112 and -77 degrees Fahrenheit. It's projected to be about 95% effective. Moderna: The Moderna vaccine requires two doses that are administered 28 days apart. There is a four day grace period when receiving the second dose. The Moderna vaccine must be kept at -13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. It is projected to be about 94% effective. Johnson & Johnson: The Johnson & Johnson is a single-dose vaccine that is projected to be 86% effective. Doctors explain that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine works similarly to the flu shot by using a modified version of a completely different virus to sneak antibody instructions to the body's immune system. Post-vaccination resource:The Center for Disease Control and Prevention developed a website to report how individuals feel after they receive the COVID-19 vaccine. V-Safe helps recipients track any side effects they've had from the COVID-19 vaccine. For more information, click here.

Headlines:

Find vaccine doses here.

How Iowa compares with the rest of the country

About the vaccines:

Pfizer: The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses administered 21 days apart. There is a four day grace period in which the second dose of the vaccine can be administered. The vaccine must be kept frozen at temperatures between -112 and -77 degrees Fahrenheit. It's projected to be about 95% effective.

Moderna: The Moderna vaccine requires two doses that are administered 28 days apart. There is a four day grace period when receiving the second dose. The Moderna vaccine must be kept at -13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. It is projected to be about 94% effective.

Johnson & Johnson: The Johnson & Johnson is a single-dose vaccine that is projected to be 86% effective. Doctors explain that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine works similarly to the flu shot by using a modified version of a completely different virus to sneak antibody instructions to the body's immune system.

Post-vaccination resource:

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention developed a website to report how individuals feel after they receive the COVID-19 vaccine. V-Safe helps recipients track any side effects they've had from the COVID-19 vaccine. For more information, click here.

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