The FDA authorized the doses for kids 5 to 11 on Friday, and a CDC panel is expected to issue a recommendation on the doses Tuesday.
's Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 for immunizations as early as this week, some parents say they are preparing their kids for a return back to "normal" – in-person learning, sports and other extracurricular activities that were largely put on hold due to the pandemic.
published by the Food and Drug Administration last week. Up to 106 kids would suffer from vaccine-induced myocarditis but most would recover, according to the agency.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images The doses will include different directions and packaging to help medical providers avoid confusing the shots with the company's doses for individuals over 12, officials said. The vaccine will be given to kids in smaller doses, a third the dosage for teens and adults.the state will have 4,000 sites ready to administer 1.2 million Covid shots to children 5 to 11 years old as soon as the vaccines receive clearance from federal regulators.
O'Shaughnessey said she isn't aware of any parents who say they are hesitant about getting their child vaccinated – although surveys show many parents in the U.S. are reluctant.in the U.S. say they will not get their children ages 5 to 11 vaccinated right away, and would wait and see how the vaccine rollout went. Parents' main concerns with vaccinating their kids have to do with "potential unknown long-term effects and serious side effects of the vaccine," Kaiser said.