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 …
A 5-year-old COVID-19 patient is in the acute care unit at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in Loma Linda last week. Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group. Pfizer said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and …
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. “This is a watershed moment in our ability to fight back the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dr. Bill Gruber, …