A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted Wednesday to recommend use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine among kids aged 12 to 15.
Committee members were charged with voting on the following question:"Should vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine be recommended for persons 12-15 years of age under an emergency use authorization?"
The panel weighed data from Pfizer-BioNTech’s clinical trials involving over 20,000 participants, some 2,200 of which were aged 12 to 15. The vaccine efficacy is 100% against symptomatic lab-confirmed COVID-19 in this age group.
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