CNN — The Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine just authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same schedule as the vaccine for adolescents and adults – but the doses will be a third of the size. “We think that we have optimized immune response and minimized reactions,” Pfizer Senior Vice President Dr. William Gruber told the FDA’s vaccine …
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children aged 5-11, confirms clinical trial results, reports AFP. Yet after their second dose, children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels just as strong as teenagers and young adults getting the regular-strength shots, Dr. Bill Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice president, told The Associated Press. Earlier this month, FDA chief Dr. Peter …
Scientists on Monday said initial trial results for Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine far outpaced their expectations for protection against a completely new disease, but that many questions remain unanswered. The full study is designed to show the vaccine is effective after 164 people fall ill. Pfizer said that may happen in the first or second week of December, …
