Tinier COVID-19 shots, formulated for tinier humans, are almost a reality in the US.
An independent committee of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control …
Tinier COVID-19 shots, formulated for tinier humans, are almost a reality in the US. An independent committee of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just voted unanimously (14-0), and wholeheartedly, to recommend Pfizer’s lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5-11, making nearly all school age children eligible to get vaccinated in the US. The committee’s decision follows an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday for Pfizer’s vaccine to be administered to the same age group. The CDC’s official recommendation still requires a final thumbs up from the agency’s director, Rochelle Walensky, which is expected within just hours. That will trigger the vaccines to become available to kids and their parents nationwide at hospitals, doctor’s offices, health departments, temporary vaccine clinics at schools and community centers, as well as in pharmacies. CDC scientists stressed that having school kids vaccinated could give everyone «greater confidence» to socialize and go to school, knowing that they’re well-protected from the most horrible COVID-19 outcomes. Many of the doctors and nurses advising the agency said they will not hesitate at all to vaccinate their own children and grandchildren in the 5-11 age group against COVID-19, with some becoming audibly tearful thinking about the children who’ve died during the pandemic. 94 children aged 5-11 have died from COVID-19 during the pandemic, making it a leading cause of death for them.
