A kids' Covid-19 vaccine cannot come soon enough, but the process is taking longer than some initially expected.
Anxiety is high among parents as more kids head back to school without the protection of a Covid-19 vaccine for at least a few more months.
Parents have a reason to be concerned. After months of declining cases, the virus is finding the unvaccinated. Adolescents as young as 12 can be vaccinated against Covid-19, but younger children aren't eligible yet. Children made up nearly a quarter of the reported cases for the week ending August 26. The numbers have"increased exponentially," reaching levels the United States hasn't seen since last winter, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Tuesday.
If the FDA signs off on it, the vaccine gets another set of expert eyes with the CDC's Advisory Council on Immunization Practices. That committee also puts together a formal recommendation around the delivery, storage, timing, distribution, and administration of the vaccine. The committee's recommendation becomes official when the CDC director reviews and approves it. In these intervening months, the experts say, children can stay Covid-19 free. Adults, though, will have to help them.
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