"When you consider anintensive careunit stay for a child, or a death, it becomes clear why it is desirable to have vaccines for prevention," Harrison said. "We don't want to risk serious illness from a virus in a child if it can be prevented." Robinson underscored that without vaccinat...
Myocarditis, a rare heart inflammation condition that's been associated with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, is not expected to be as prevalent in kids ages 5 to 11 as it is in teens, Dr. Matthew Oster, a pediatric cardiologist with the CDC, told the committee. "There are...
Here’s what the science reveals about the safety of the Pfizer shot for this age group, the doses involved, and the role it will play in protecting everyone from the disease.
LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met on Wednesday to discuss amending emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old. The FDA's Vaccines and Related B...
Everyone 12 and older is already urged to get a booster dose for the best protection against emerging new variants — and some people, including those 50 and older, can choose a second booster. RELATED: Why are vaccines still important if so many kids have already had COVID-19? Whether ...
But recruitment for trials in adolescents had been slower than hoped, at least for Moderna's study in kids age 12 to 17, said Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, the Trump Administration's vaccines effort, at its last briefing Jan. 12. ...
Here's what we know today about Pfizer's vaccine booster and the omicron variant, and who's eligible for the booster shot now. For more on COVID-19, here's what we know aboutCOVID-19 vaccines for kids, and here's the latestguidance on masksand onbreakthrough infections. ...
(1,2) include: * an expansion of the age groups for whom an annual influenza vaccine is recommended; * expanded indications for the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; * 2 new combination vaccines for children; and * a second rotavirus vaccine, with revised r...
by Pfizer and Moderna to test the safety and efficacy of their vaccines in kids. Dr. Anthony Fauci said last month he hopes American children will be able to get vaccinated "by the time we get to the late spring and early summer." ...
book several times. Brown is an experienced author of historical fiction for children and this is a wonderful book to read in celebration of theanniversary of the moon landing. There are 3 books in this series (so far), including one about machines, and another about vaccines. Ages 7 and ...