Jeffrey S. Gerber is an associate professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA and deputy director of the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Paul A. Offit is the director of the Vaccine Education Center in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA and a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Science. 2021 Nov 19;374(6570):913. doi: 10.1126/science.abn2566. Epub 2021 Nov 18.
Earlier this month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Pfizer's COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for children between 5 and 11 years of age-that's 28 million children. Yet surveys show that 42 to 66% of parents of these children are reluctant or opposed to seeking this protection. Without vaccination, it is likely that almost everyone-including young children-will be infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at some point in their lives. So, the question for parents and caregivers is: Which is worse, vaccination or natural infection?
本月早些时候，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）建议为 5 至 11 岁儿童接种辉瑞的 COVID-19 信使 RNA（mRNA）疫苗——这涉及 2800 万名儿童。然而，调查显示，这些儿童的家长中有 42%至 66%不愿意或反对寻求这种保护。如果不接种疫苗，几乎每个人——包括幼儿——在其一生中的某个时刻都有可能感染严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）。因此，对于父母和照顾者来说，问题是：接种疫苗和自然感染，哪个更糟糕？
