key: cord-0965753-gbzhdn3z
authors: Castagnola, Elio; Mariani, Marcello; Sticchi, Camilla; Sticchi, Laura; Spiazzi, Raffaele; Caorsi, Roberta; Gattorno, Marco; Ravelli, Angelo
title: Incidence rate of MIS‐C in paediatrics: A good reason to vaccinate children against SARS‐CoV‐2
date: 2021-09-01
journal: Acta Paediatr
DOI: 10.1111/apa.16081
sha: 1560b5b717cacbc1a1af0c1523e2900400257177
doc_id: 965753
cord_uid: gbzhdn3z

Vaccines are a fundamental weapon against a number of infections that may cause severe disease or sequelae, both in the absence or presence of etiologic therapy, or have a high socio-economic impact in terms of hospital admissions or requests for medical examination. COVID-19, a serious infection due to SARS-CoV-2, exemplifies all these characteristics.

Vaccines are a fundamental weapon against a number of infections that may cause severe disease or sequelae, both in the absence or presence of etiologic therapy, or have a high socio-economic impact in terms of hospital admissions or requests for medical examination.

COVID-19, a serious infection due to SARS-CoV-2, exemplifies all these characteristics.

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