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“As a father of four children with different ages, of 11 to 18 years, I can say that the youngest still wonders why he is not vaccinated, and now he will be vaccinated soon “, said proudly Dr. Alejandro Cané , on their role in ensuring that the vaccines against covid – 18 are now also for children .
Quoted by NBC News , Cané talks about both professional and personal achievement that this work has represented. He is Chief Medical and Scientific Affairs Officer for North America of the Division of Pfizer vaccines . He is also part of the group of Latinos with key roles in the firm regarding the development of the vaccine.
And it is that children from 5 to 11 years may already receive a lower dose of the Pfizer vaccine compared to that received by adults.
Cané, originally from Argentina, maintains that the vaccine “demonstrated the same level of efficacy and safety that we have seen in adults and did the same research. All the data we have generated supports the use of this vaccine and puts us closer to finally exiting the pandemic “.
But the media also cites the doctor Alejandra Gurtman , also a native of Argentina and vice president of vaccine research and development at Pfizer, with 16 years of experience in vaccine development.
Minority children, among the most affected
“We know that the minority population has been affected much more than any other community, and the same happens with children . There is a disproportionate number of children with covid – 19 who belong to minorities , including Latinos. ”
Luis Jodar , Chief Medical Officer of Pfizer’s Vaccine Division, added that “ the risk of covid – 19 for children is serious : it can be a mild illness in a high percentage of children, but it can be serious in others ”, adding that the benefits of vaccination go beyond protection.
“There has been a worsening of the emotional and health conditions of many children during the pandemic ,” said Jodar , a Spanish man with 25 years of work in vaccine development.
It highlights that “vaccines are probably the health intervention tool that most guarantees equity. We had a clear intention to include different ethnicities in all of our clinical trials. ”
Meanwhile, Nanette Cocero is World President of Pfizer’s Vaccines Division . The native of Puerto Rico has 20 years at the firm, focused on issues related to equity and access to vaccines.
“A great motivation for me working in this industry is the role we can play in improving the health of communities that have too often lagged behind in public health efforts. We know that communities of color have been disproportionately affected by COVID – 19 ”.
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