Pfizer Just Asked The FDA To OK Covid-19 Vaccine For Kids 5-11 “FINALLY, the news so many parents have been waiting for.”
Many parents have been anxiously awaiting a shot for kids, especially as schools across the country opened for in-person learning this year, at the same time that delta cases were surging and peaking. Getting kids immunized would mean protecting them for things like travel and family gatherings, but also helping to prevent disruptions to their education.
This vaccine news also comes at a time that pediatric COVID cases are seeing some of their highest levels ever. 30,000 kids were hospitalized with COVID-19 just in August., that month brought the total number of kids infected with the virus to 5.9 million. Around 500 people under 18 have died from the virus, and 125 of them were between ages 5 and 11, the ages who would be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine if it is approved.
The vaccine that Pfizer tested in kids and submitted to the FDA is about one-third of the dose given to adults. FDA officials will have to look at the data about the safety and efficacy of the shot, as well as data about its purity and stability when mass-produced. Since the dosage for children is different, it will also need different packaging and labeling, which falls under the purview of the FDA.
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