Pfizer announces safe vaccine for children, Bowling Green grandmothers respond

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Monday, Pfizer announced its vaccine is effective for children aged 5 to 11. Pfizer said it tested more than 2,000 children in this study, and the results showed the vaccine to be safe for children when given in a reduced dose.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, pediatric cases of Covid have increased 240% in the country since July.

Pfizer senior vice president Dr Bill Gruber said the company plans to submit these results to the FDA for emergency use authorization.

“We hope and wait for the FDA to approve the vaccine based on the data we have,” Gruber said.

At Rockfield Elementary School in Bowling Green, Nancy Henderson, or as her grandsons call her, Maw-Maw, came to Rockfield to pick up 8-year-old Jac. She said she was in favor of the idea of ​​her grandchildren getting the vaccines.

“We think it will be a good idea for the children to get the vaccine as well,” said Henderson.

Henderson said her own family had suffered losses from the virus and all they wanted was the safety of Jac and her little brother Casen Henderson, 3.

“I understand that there are people who are afraid,” said Henderson. “We have lost a grandparent, a father due to the coronavirus, so we would like our family to be healthy. “

Kris Potter is a kindergarten teacher and grandmother to Knox Potter, another student at Rockfield Elementary. Like Henderson, she spoke out in favor of the vaccine for her grandson.

“All the kids, I just think they need to be protected, and they need to protect their teachers and their families as well,” Potter said. “So if the vaccine is available, it’s like a flu shot, it’s like the chickenpox vaccine. It keeps you from getting sick.

While Henderson and Potter are both in favor of the change, only time will tell what Southcentral Kentucky thinks about childhood vaccines.