NEW: FDA could expand the use of Pfizer's Covid vaccine to children ages 6 months to 5 years by the end of February, a person with knowledge of the plan says.
Samuel Cravens helps his 3-year-old daughter, Azariah, with a Covid test on Nov. 12, 2020, in Chicago.Feb. 1, 2022, 2:29 PM UTCThe Food and Drug Administration could expand the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to children ages 6 months to 5 years by the end of February, a person with knowledge of the plan said.
The FDA is expected to eventually sign off on three doses for kids under 5, but regulators believe two doses in the meantime should provide enough — though less than ideal — protection against the omicron variant, the individual said.Omicron accounts for virtually all new Covid cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new variant hasChildren under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not authorized to receive a Covid vaccine.
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