This is a major milestone.
Kids between the ages of five and 11 are now eligible to get the two-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, according to the FDA's. As with adults, the vaccine is administered in two separate doses given three weeks apart. But the dose for kids in this age group is smaller than the dose used in adults and those age 12 and up.
The FDA's decision to expand Pfizer's original authorization to include younger children is based in part on a clinical trial that included more than 3,100 kids between the ages of five and 11 who received the vaccine and another 1,500 children who received a placebo. In this study, the most common side effects after the shot were generally temporary and similar to those seen in older age groups, such as pain and redness at the injection site, headaches, and muscle pain.
And there are surveillance programs in place to monitor for rarer and more severe potential side effects that tend to show up more frequently in younger people.
The EUA comes after the FDA's advisory panel unanimously voted that the potential benefits of using the vaccine in this age group outweigh the potential harms. Previously, the Pfizer vaccine, also called Comirnaty, received
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