Statewide Iowa — New research shows COVID-19 vaccines like the Pfizer and Moderna shots are effective in preventing another severe illness affecting children, called multi-system inflammatory syndrome.
It causes fever, inflammation, and severe illness in two or more organ systems. Its cause is unknown, but it appears to affect children who have had the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Dr. William Ching is a pediatric hospitalist at Unity Point Health St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Ching says studies show mRNA vaccines are extremely effective at preventing multi-system inflammatory syndrome, also known as MISC.
According to state data, just 18% of Iowans ages 5-to-11 are fully vaccinated. Ching made his comments on the Iowa Public Radio program Talk of Iowa.
