It will take a couple more weeks until we have information on any unexpected side effects experienced by these children once they are fully vaccinated.

I am a coronavirus analyst who has been in COVID-19 intensive care units. I have witnessed the painful and all-consuming struggle of individuals who caught the virus.

I am also a mother of a blended family of seven, three of them between the ages of five and 11. And I am still unsure whether to vaccinate my kids on Tuesday.

That's because vaccinating children against COVID-19 involves taking one giant leap of faith in science and God.

Here is why I am conflicted:

1 - Better data will be available shortly

Israel’s COVID-19 children’s vaccination campaign is expected to kick off on Tuesday, 20 days after the same vaccination campaign was launched in the United States. So far, according to the White House, more than 2.6 million children have given a shoulder to the campaign - nearly one in 10 younger children.

But it will take a couple more weeks until we have information on any unexpected side effects experienced by these children once they are fully vaccinated. Children receive two 10-microgram doses three weeks apart and, like adults, are only considered fully vaccinated one week later.

Science has shown that the majority of serious side effects for any vaccine occur within just a few weeks of inoculation, and the COVID-19 vaccine should be no different.

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/confessions-of-a-covid-19-analyst-im-unsure-whether-to-vaccinate-my-kids-comment-685593