The US Food and Drug Administration's independent vaccine advisory committee meets Tuesday to discuss if the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine should be authorized for children ages 5 to 11.
The US Food and Drug Administration's independent vaccine advisory committee meets Tuesday to discuss if the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine should be authorized for children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer's vaccine is already authorized under emergency use for children 12 to 15 and is approved for people 16 and older.
Pfizer says its vaccine is 90.7% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 in children ages 5 to 11The committee will listen to and discuss presentations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the impact Covid-19 has had on children and will also discuss any potential safety issues with the vaccine. Pfizer/BioNTech will also discuss the study trials it has conducted with this age group.
Then, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent advisory committee meets November 2 and 3, and will vote on whether to recommend the vaccine for this age group. Finally, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will decide whether to accept or modify the committee's recommendation. Once Walensky signs off, younger children could start getting Covid-19 shots immediately. Some 28 million children would be eligible for the vaccine if authorized.
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