Should all school-age kids in the U.S. get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine? That's the question before an influential government advisory panel Tuesday.
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of kid-size doses for children ages 5 to 11. But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also must sign off before widespread vaccinations begin in that age group.
"There are children in the second grade who have never experienced a normal school year," Walensky said. "Pediatric vaccination has the power to help us change all of that." "I've seen plenty of children in this age group that have been seriously ill," said Dr. Matthew Linam, an infectious disease specialist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. "The risk of significant infection is still very real in this population."
Pfizer's kid shots contain a third of the vaccine dose that's already been used to vaccinate millions of people 12 and older. The 5- to 11-year-olds will receive two shots, three weeks apart, the same schedule as everyone else -- but a smaller amount in each shot, using a smaller needle.
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