The FDA authorized the Pfizer Covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, the agencyA child is injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.The FDA authorized a two-shot course of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children at about a third of the dosage used for teens and adults. the vaccine safe and effective based on data presented by Pfizer, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The vaccine is now awaiting final sign-off from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, whose own panel of experts isActing FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock in a statement described the agency’s evaluation process as “comprehensive and rigorous,” emphasizing that parents and guardians should feel assured “this vaccine meets our high standards.
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