For the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, this comparison arm is 16- to 25-year-olds. If the antibody response in the children in this trial is similar to those 16 to 25 in the other trial, then the expectation is that it will be equally effective in kids. What did those results show so fa...
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...
England and Northern Ireland have followed Scotland and Wales in announcing that all children aged 5-11 years will be offered the covid-19 vaccine, in line with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).1 England's health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid, ...
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The media not only is protected under the First Amendment to state the facts and name the company who made this shot, but the job of the media is supposed to be to inform the public, which they are clearly not doing when they report a "vaccine" injury but refuse to name which one ...
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.
Jeong said the agency is preparing an inoculation plan for 5- to 11-year-olds and will announce a detailed schedule a week later. On Feb. 23, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved the use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty 0.1mg/ml, for kids, after confirming the vacci...
Pfizer/BioNTech has been trialing their vaccine in children aged six months up to five years. Children in this age group receive three doses of three micrograms each. For comparison,the vaccine scheduleapproved for five- to 11-year-olds consists of two doses of ten micrograms each, whileolde...
So I strongly support the childhood COVIDvaccine, and not just as a virologist, but as a parent too. I am among the unlucky few to experience a child becoming seriously unwell, my son being admitted to hospital at just 14 weeks withbacterial meningitis. My wife somehow endured staying with...
When can children get the COVID-19 vaccine? Many providers began offering vaccinations for kids 5 and up on November 3. Doses are now widely available from providers nationwide. Children under 5 are not yet eligible. Where can I get my child vaccinated?