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Hi, and welcome to COVID Quickly, a scientific American podcast series.

This is your fast track update on the COVID pandemic. We bring you up to speed on the science

behind the most urgent questions about the virus and the disease. We demystify the research

and help you understand what it really means.

I'm Tonya Lewis. I'm Josh Fishman. And we're Scientific American Senior Health Editors. Today we're

going to talk about kids vaccines, the low risks and the considerable benefits. And why the shots

protect people better than previous COVID infections do.

The big news this week is that the FDA and the CDC have made COVID vaccines available to kids aged 5 through 11.

How are parents reacting and what do we know about the vaccine safety in this age group, Tanya?

Well, Josh, many parents are breathing a collective sigh of relief that they can now protect their young ones from COVID. They're also thrilled that their kids can get back to

doing activities that they had to give up during the pandemic, like seeing their grandparents

or playing with friends. But other parents are reluctant to get their kids vaccinated or still

on the fence. Here's what we do know. While COVID is generally

milder in children, more than a million kids were infected with the virus in September alone, and 41

died, according to the CDC. That's 41 sets of parents who had to bury a child who died from a

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