CDC panel to weigh Pfizer COVID-19 booster for kids 5 to 11

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CDC panel to weigh Pfizer COVID-19 booster for kids 5 to 11
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COVID-19 booster shots for healthy kids ages 5 to 11 will be the topic of discussion on Thursday for an influential advisory panel to the CDC, which is also expected to vote. FOX13

, and the FDA is expected to evaluate data from one or both companies sometime next month.

But Pfizer’s vaccine "is effective in helping to prevent the most severe consequences of COVID-19 in individuals 5 years of age and older," said FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks "A booster dose can help provide continued protection against COVID-19 in this and older age groups."

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