What Parents Should Know About The Vaccine

Evansville IN

08 November, 2021

10:43 AM

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By Steve Burger, WNIN November 8, 2021 With COVID-19 vaccines now being given to children ages five to eleven in the Tri-State, Deaconess Health System hosted a forum about the vaccine for kids. According to Deaconess officials, the first vaccine administered to a child under age 12 was given Wednesday in Henderson. In a forum on Facebook Live, medical professionals assured parents that the vaccine is safe and recommended that children over age five get the vaccine as soon as possible. One rare side effect of the vaccine was discussed in detail. Myocarditis, or an inflammation of the heart muscle, has been cited by many parents concerned about getting the COVID vaccine for their children. Deaconess pediatrician Barry Phillips addressed that concern. "It's truly weighing risk-benefit. The risk from the illness is much greater than the risk from the vaccine." Deaconess officials say that over 7,500 children have tested positive so far for COVID-19 at their testing sites. No new COVID-19 deaths have been added in southwest Indiana and hospitalizations continue to fall. Starting Monday, masks will become optional for students and staff in Warrick County schools. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.