The ministry will update on the availability of vaccines for children under five years old at the health maintenance organizations (HMOs) clinics across the country in the coming weeks, it added. The vaccine is especially recommended for children at risk of severe COVID-19 illness due to underly...
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group, as expected. White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha outlined ...
COVID-19 vaccine uptake has decreased with each age group. While more than 90% of eligible people ages 65–75 years are fully vaccinated, for example, that percentage drops to 57% for children ages 12–17 and only 24% for 5- to 11-year-olds. Penn experts predict that rate will declin...
The FDA’s decision to expand eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine to young kids could mean less illness, safer school and more freedom
The FDA will consider authorizing two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under five on an emergency basis, with the possibility for a third.
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Kids younger than 5 are theonly age groupin the U.S. that cannot yet get the vaccine. Given the recent rise in child hospitalizations amid the Omicron surge, an expert panel was expected to meet on February 15 and decide if kids under 5 should start getting Pfizer's vaccine in two d...
Overall, COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States have stayed low among kids, with nearly 40% of children aged 5-11 vaccinated with one dose of a vaccine so far. Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine will be shipped immediately after the CDC's recommendation, the companies said. Pf...
Pfizer and BioNTech have initiated a rolling submission seeking to amend the EUA of its COVID-19 vaccine to include children 6 months through 4 years of age, the two companies announced on Tuesday. They expect to complete the EUA submission in the coming days. The application is for authoriza...
Another 28 million Americans are closer to getting vaccinated after the Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized 5- to 11-year-olds for the Pfizer vaccine.