Pfizer Says Its Vaccine Is Safe And Effective In Kids Ages 5 To 12 “Pfizer has just announced that its clinical trial shows a low dose of its COVID vaccine is safe and effective for kids as young as 5.”
Pfizer’s vaccine is the only one that has been approved in the U.S. for some kids — those 12 and over can currently receive the shot. But there have been many reports of parents asking pediatricians to bend the rules and vaccinate kids who are younger than 12, especially as the delta variant has.
“No one should really be freelancing — they should wait for the appropriate approval and recommendations to decide how best to manage their own children’s circumstances,” Pfizer’s senior vice president of vaccine clinical research and development, William C. Gruber,. “Nature has equipped us, particularly when we are young, to respond very well to an assortment of things we will encounter in nature — and we will use vaccines to accelerate that process and really improve on nature.
Even as a children’s vaccine inches closer to being available, it may not be widely used. Children are still far less likely than adults to experience severe cases of COVID-19. While 12-18-year-olds have been eligible to get vaccinated since May, the American Academy of Pediatrics says only about 50 percent have received a shot so far.
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