U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections creep upward
The Food and Drug Administration’s authorization now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too—at least five months after their last dose.
Pfizer’s shot is the only COVID-19 vaccine available for children of any age in the U.S. Those ages 5 to 11 receive one-third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older. have been studying their shots in the youngest children, and the FDA is expected to evaluate data from one or both companies sometime next month.COVID-19 Finally Slipped Through North Korea’s Borders. Here’s What to Know About the ‘Explosive’ Outbreak
But in a small study, Pfizer found a booster revved up those kids’ levels of virus-fighting antibodies—including those able to fight omicron—the same kind of jump adults get from an extra shot.
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