director of the Vaccine Education Center and an infectious diseases physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "As many children this past year died from Covid-19 as died from influenza. And we recommend an influenza vaccine for children." ...
In its analysis of Pfizer's data, the FDA said that rates of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 among children under 5 were higher than among those aged 5 to 17, "underscoring the benefit of an effective COVID-19 vaccine in this age group." The FDA also noted that among childr...
While severe COVID-19 symptoms are extremely rare in infected children, they can pass on the virus to high-risk groups such as the elderly. That makes determining the effectiveness of a potential vaccine in children crucial, as vaccines work differently in kids and adults, ...
RELATED: Moderna to add more children to COVID-19 vaccine studies at FDA’s request Earlier this month, FDA chief Dr. Peter Marks told the AP that once Pfizer turns over its study results, his agency would evaluate the data "hopefully in a matter of weeks" to decide if the shots are ...
While some parents have been clamoring for the FDA to greenlight COVID-19 vaccines for younger children, some of the FDA's vaccine advisers previously expressed skepticism over whether the benefits of the shots would clearly outweigh their risks for younger age groups — especially as cases appear...
Pfizer would not say if it is exploring the possibility that the dose used in children might be too low, but said it is “confident in the protection and safety” of its Covid-19 vaccine. “Our updates earlier this year on pursuing a 3-dose schedule for the pediatric population were inf...
Center for Disease Control and Prevention has given the green light for children between 5 and 11 years old to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, embarking the U.S. on a major and long-awaited expansion of vaccinations.Dr. Rochelle Walensky gave final approval Tuesday evening after...
Pfizer Gets U.S. Contract for 50 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for Kids More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A nurse shows a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a vaccination program for minors between the ages of 12 to 17, in San Jose, C...
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[01:53.08]Researchers said the vaccine was nearly 91 percent effective. [01:58.68]They found 16 COVID-19 cases among children [02:03.08]receiving the placebo and three cases [02:06.48]in children who received the actual ...