The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
"Vaccinating younger children against COVID-19 will bring us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy," Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting FDA commissioner, said in a statement. "Our comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the data pertaining to the vaccine's safety and effectiveness should help assure parents and guardians that this vaccine meets our high standards.
And with the extra-contagious delta variant circulating, the government has counted more than 2,000 coronavirus-related school closings just since the start of the school year, affecting more than a million children. Nearly 70% of 5- to 11-year-olds hospitalized for COVID-19 in the U.S. have other serious medical conditions, including asthma and obesity, according to federal tracking. Additionally, more than two-thirds of youngsters hospitalized are Black or Hispanic, mirroring long-standing disparities in the disease's impact.
The kid dosage also proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary reactions -- such as sore arms, fever or achiness -- that teens experience.
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