Breaking: Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine was cleared for use in children ages 5 to 11 by the FDA. Kids could get a first dose within days, once the CDC gives its sign-off.
, the first shot that federal health regulators have permitted for them in the U.S.
White House and company officials expect there will be plenty of supplies available to immunize anyone who wants it, although probably not immediately at every site.The U.S. says it has purchased more than 65 million pediatric doses, sufficient supply to cover all the eligible children. There are 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds in the U.S.to administer the shots, as well as new sites like schools and museums.
Health authorities expect availability of the shots will trigger an initial surge in sign-ups by parents who have been eagerly waiting for months to inoculate their young children. “You’ll find demand will drop, and it will drop pretty quickly,” said Julie Swann, a North Carolina State University professor of industry and systems engineering who advised the CDC on its H1N1 virus response. “It’s probably going to be a long, slow slog to get more people vaccinated.”is an inflammatory heart condition called myocarditis found in small numbers of people, especially teenage and young adult males, who have taken messenger RNA vaccines like Pfizer-BioNTech’s.
The U.S. is the first country to clear use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children under 12 years. Several countries, including Chile and Bahrain, have authorized Chinese-made vaccines for use in young children.
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