The FDA this morning authorized the first COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, bringing shots for America's youngest children one step closer to reality.
for children under five, bringing shots for America's youngest children one step closer to a reality.authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
Following the FDA's authorization, a panel of independent advisers to the CDC will meet Saturday to discuss whether or not to recommend the shots "Many parents, caregivers and clinicians have been waiting for a vaccine for younger children and this action will help protect those down to 6 months of age," FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement. "As we have seen with older age groups, we expect that the vaccines for younger children will provide protection from the most severe outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death.
“This is a long-awaited vaccine,” Dr. Jay Portnoy, a member of the panel who works at Children’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, said at Wednesday's meeting. “There are so many parents who are absolutely desperate to get this vaccine and I think we owe it to them to give them a choice to have the vaccine if they want to.”
Dr. Walensky said at a Senate hearing that her staff will be working through the weekend – a federal holiday weekend commemorating Juneteenth – "because we understand the urgency of this for American parents." Moderna’s shots are one-quarter the dose of the company’s adult shots. Two doses appeared strong enough to prevent severe illness but only about 40% to 50% effective at preventing milder infections. Moderna has added a booster to its study and expects to eventually offer one.
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