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title: The predicted effect of COVID-19 vaccinations for children
description: The FDA authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for roughly 28 million 5-11 year-olds, the largest group of people in the US. Scientists are highly encouraged.
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# [The predicted effect of COVID-19 vaccinations for children](https://blog.acutis.com/post/the-predicted-effect-of-covid-19-vaccinations-for-children)

 Written by [Acutis](https://blog.acutis.com/author/acutis) | Dec 6, 2021 5:00:00 AM

The [FDA](https://www.fda.gov/)recently authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for roughly 28 million [5-11 year-olds](https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1102-PediatricCOVID-19Vaccine.html) — the largest group of people in the US. Scientists are highly encouraged as the prediction models show that vaccinating children against COVID-19 could significantly curtail the spread of any new coronavirus variants of concern, as saving a single child’s life would translate to saving many more adult lives.

Thanks to the concerted efforts of the public health professionals and the ongoing massive vaccination campaign, COVID-19 infections in the US have been gradually dropping since September. Most models, including the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub which has already successfully released nine forecasts of the pandemic’s trajectory, anticipate the drop in COVID-19 cases to continue regardless of vaccine authorization in children, provided no other variants of concern emerge\*.

However, in an inadvertent scenario of [newer variants emergence](https://www.acutis.com/post/omicron-the-heavily-mutated-covid-19-variant), this authorization of vaccine for the largest population group in the country would not only lower overall COVID-19 damage but would also have a multifactorial effect in keeping the overall transmission, infection rate, hospitalization, and death lower. Scientists urge every parent to consider vaccinating their kids to put an end to this pandemic long-term.

**Visit** [**Nature**](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02947-z)**to learn more.**

\*Research conducted prior to Omicron variant emergence.

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