Both Dr. Anthony Fauci and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said there's a chance it could be approved later this year. The NIH's director said it may be even later.
These approvals followed clinical studies determining that the vaccine’s known and potential benefits clearly outweighed its known and potential risks. The vaccine was
on Monday for those age 16 and older and as of Tuesday remains available for emergency use for those age 12 to 15.from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association finding that new cases of COVID-19 in children have increased fourfold over the past month ― rising from around 38,000 cases at the end of July to roughly 180,000 as of last Thursday.
Child hospitalizations and deaths from the virus remain relatively low, according to data collected from 23 states and New York City. Among those states reporting, 0.2% to 1.9% of pediatric COVID-19 cases resulted in hospitalization and .03% or less resulted in death.
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