Dr. Nicole Saphier, author of 'Make America Healthy Again;' Dr. Dyan Hes, pediatrician; and Dr. Kathleen Berchelmann, pediatrician, join 'Fox and Friends.'
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Ainsley as drug companies race
to create a coronavirus vaccine,
many are weary to give it to
their children.
What should parents know,
especially if schools start
requiring it,
ask our panel of moms, who are
also doctors, Fox NEWS,
contributor and mother of three,
Dr Nicole Saphier
pediatrician and mother? Two of
Dr Diane hesitate and
Dr Kathleen pediatrician and
mother of seven affiliated with
the website. My catholic doctor
good, to see all three of you
good morning
good morning,
Ainsley Dr Saphier. I know your
three children
when the vaccine is approved for
kids
well, Ainsley, you know my
oldest son is twenty years old and
just like, I recommend the flu
shot to him every year. At this
point it is up to him.
I will be recommending that he
gets the flu and covid vaccine
assuming it does undergo FDA
approval.
That being said, for my older
children currently right now in
four clinical trials in the, U Dot S
entering phase three, they are not
actually being done on
pediatrics. Yet
we dont have that safety data
on children.
I will wait to see once they
have that deescalation data
so after they establish safety
and effectiveness in adults,
they tend to then move towards
children and go from the older
children working their way down
to younger children, with lower
doses of the fact screen and
thats how they establish the
safety in children
once that happens, and once it
becomes FDA approved for
children. Of course, I will also
be recommending the vaccine for
my children
Ainsley, Dr Hess. How far away
are we from the vaccine for
children? And would you vaccinate
your children?
I think we are at least two
years before we will see
something for children, like the
previous doctor, said that they
have to do rigorous testing in
adults.
It probably wont be done and
even rushing, it probably wont
be done until April,
and then we have to see how its
effective, once its released
only tested in eighteen to
65 year olds,
talking about giving to vaccine
and people who need it, the most
really the people who need it.
The most is the elder live which
it hasnt been tested
in. We dont know if they are
going to say we tested it now, eighteen
to sixty five now, what do we do for
elderly and kids
nine months to twelve months before
we see any data coming out for
children?
I think we are a long time away.
I think our biggest group that
we need to be interested in is
the teachers.
If the teachers are refusing to
go back to school and they have
to offer a vaccine, they are in
that age group for the most part,
are they going to take it, so
they can come back to school and
safely teach our children and
yes, I would give it to my
children.
Ainsley doctor there is a
Study Gallup Poll, one out of
three Americans say they would
not get the covid vaccine if it
were ready. Now,
how do you feel about it? And
what about your seven children?
I am recommending the vac
senile for my seven children if
its FDA approved
its also not quite time to make
that decision.
My colleagues here as V said
the pediatric data is not
available. Yet
parents are going to have the
benefit of getting a long hard
look at how this vaccine has
worked in adults before they
have to make this decision for
their own children.
So its a little bit early to
ask this question
Ainsley. Do you think DR hes
will require it?
Some schools in New York require
the flu shot.
Will it be the same for this?
I think time will tell after
we see the safety efficacy.
Maybe it
took years for the flu shot to
be mandated for ages, five and under
in New York.
That only happened a few years
back,
I cant see them mandating a
vaccine. Yet
time will tell
Ainsley right,
Dr Saphier. What are your
patients? What are their
concerns?
Ainsley? I work with a lot of
immunocompromised patients.
If the vaccines undergo the Eua
process or FDA approval process,
this fall this winter. They
will be the first group to be
getting the vaccine.
We want the front line, workers,
the immunocompromised and other
vulnerable populations to get
it.
My patients will be rnlded to
get any FDA approved vaccine as
soon as possible
doctor. What are your
patients asking? You
there is concern it will be
mandated for schools.
My answer is its going to be
very hard to mandate a vaccine
for a pediatric population,
because that population has a
very low rate of severe illness
and death,
so ethical, its hard to mandate,
a vaccine for a population that
is at minimal risk.
Now again, I think the people
that have the bigger question
are these teachers,
should teachers be vaccinated
Ainsley? My sister is a teacher.
She concerned about her friends
that are underlying conditions.
They are giving them options to.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-24.