'It is a major step forward for our nation in our fight to defeat the virus.' Pres. Biden celebrates after CDC officially recommends the Pfizer shot for 5- to 11-year-olds.
after the delta surge over the summer led to increased cases and hospitalizations among kids. Though the variant is not more deadlier, it is more transmissible -- and because kids are unvaccinated, the variant rocketed through schools and camps.
The vaccine also appears safe. The company says none of the children in clinical trials experienced a rare heart inflammation side effect known as myocarditis, which has been associated with the mRNA vaccines in very rare cases, mostly among young men. Meanwhile, the risks of not getting vaccinated loom far larger than the rare and mostly mild vaccine side effects seen in some adolescents, CDC's Dr. Sarah Oliver said.
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