Prognosis
‘Forgotten’ Parents of Kids Under 5 Push FDA to Clear Moderna Shot
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a child in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Pediatric hematologist and oncologist Alissa Kahn treats some of the most vulnerable kids with cancer and sickle cell diseases at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey. She said the omicron variant was a disaster for her patients under 5, who are still ineligible for Covid vaccines.
At the height of the wave, multiple preschool-age patients had to be admitted to the hospital due to dangerous Covid infections. Other young children with cancer had life-saving chemotherapy delayed, potentially reducing their chances of a cure.