CNN’s Wen: Now that More Kids Are Getting Hospitalized, the Urgency to Get Vaccines to Children Is Extraordinary

COOPER Dr Wen we ░░░░░░░░ talking a lot about ░░░░░░░░ week about when children ░░░░░░░░ the age of 12 ░░░░░░░░ be eligible for the ░░░░░░░░ We heard from the ░░░░░░░░ General tonight who said ░░░░░░░░ s possible that a ░░░░░░░░ be available for kids ░░░░░░░░ 12 before the end ░░░░░░░░ this year He also ░░░░░░░░ the companies are still ░░░░░░░░ data from the trials ░░░░░░░░ are conducting You re ░░░░░░░░ mom two young kids ░░░░░░░░ are your expectations WEN ░░░░░░░░ it feels like our ░░░░░░░░ keeps on getting pushed ░░░░░░░░ because initially there were ░░░░░░░░ reports that maybe as ░░░░░░░░ as September October we ░░░░░░░░ be able to see ░░░░░░░░ vaccines be authorized for ░░░░░░░░ 5 to 11 year ░░░░░░░░ group and maybe the ░░░░░░░░ to 5 year old ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ year I mean that ░░░░░░░░ kind of what I ░░░░░░░░ I and many other ░░░░░░░░ were hoping for him ░░░░░░░░ this point I would ░░░░░░░░ to see a bit ░░░░░░░░ transparency as in what ░░░░░░░░ is happening How close ░░░░░░░░ we to getting those ░░░░░░░░ And also how much ░░░░░░░░ is the F D ░░░░░░░░ actually waiting for The ░░░░░░░░ to get the vaccines ░░░░░░░░ younger children is quite ░░░░░░░░ now I mean right ░░░░░░░░ we re entering a ░░░░░░░░ that is arguably the ░░░░░░░░ dangerous time for children ░░░░░░░░ the entire pandemic because ░░░░░░░░ have the Delta variant ░░░░░░░░ have 93 000 children ░░░░░░░░ are getting who got ░░░░░░░░ in the last week ░░░░░░░░ than 200 kids are ░░░░░░░░ hospitalized every day and ░░░░░░░░ kids are going back ░░░░░░░░ school People are not ░░░░░░░░ the same precautions as ░░░░░░░░ were before And so ░░░░░░░░ think we need to ░░░░░░░░ the level of urgency ░░░░░░░░ to really ask the ░░░░░░░░ how much data are ░░░░░░░░ looking for I mean ░░░░░░░░ many children need to ░░░░░░░░ in these studies What ░░░░░░░░ the level of safety ░░░░░░░░ the time period that ░░░░░░░░ need Definitely we want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that these ░░░░░░░░ are safe and effective ░░░░░░░░ course we don t ░░░░░░░░ any corners to be ░░░░░░░░ but we also need ░░░░░░░░ vaccines pretty urgently too ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Dr Leana Wen ░░░░░░░░ you Sanjay I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ as always thank you ░░░░░░░░ up next one girl ░░░░░░░░ struggle with Covid The ░░░░░░░░ she got from her ░░░░░░░░ and medical professionals Also ░░░░░░░░ word on how best ░░░░░░░░ protect millions of kids ░░░░░░░░ her.”