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Feet of a baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries was prescribed to women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, and consequently resulted in the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever," with more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as ...
Adverse effects by frequency: [1] [2] Note that teratogenicity is not discussed here as it is not considered a side effect. For information regarding birth defects, see thalidomide .
Each year, prior to 2006, rotavirus was responsible for more than 400,000 doctors visits, more than 200,000 emergency room visits, 55,000 to 70,000 hospitalizations, and 20 to 60 deaths in children under the age of 5. Globally, rotavirus is still the cause of approximately half a million deaths each year in children younger than 5 years of age.
Common side effects include sleepiness, rash, and dizziness. [6] Severe side effects include tumor lysis syndrome, blood clots, and peripheral neuropathy. [8] Thalidomide is a known human teratogen and carries an extremely high risk of severe, life-threatening birth defects if administered or taken during pregnancy. [6]
McBride published a letter in The Lancet, in December 1961, noting a large number of birth defects in children of patients who were prescribed thalidomide, [9] after a midwife named Sister Pat Sparrow first suspected the drug was causing birth defects in the babies of patients under his care at Crown Street Women's Hospital in Sydney. [10]
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she has not yet seen the COVID-19 vaccine data for children under 5 years, but she isn't concerned about the expedited process.
Parents of children as young as 6 months can schedule COVID-19 vaccines for their eligible kids this week, the White House says. Here’s when kids under 5 can start receiving their COVID-19 shots ...
But progress has been slow: Since vaccines became available to that age group, the L.A. Times vaccine tracker indicates, only 22% of eligible children have received at least one dose in California ...