“So this is giving kids another option to increase their immunity ahead of what we do expect is going to be a bad respiratory virus season,” said Chad Neilsen, UF Health Jacksonville director of accreditation and infection prevention.
, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.
Now the Food and Drug Administration has given a green light for elementary school-age kids to get the updated booster doses, too — one made by Pfizer for 5- to 11-year-olds, and a version from rival Moderna for those as young as 6.also signed offurged adults to get their updated shot in October Neilsen said it’s important that everyone, including children, stays up to date with vaccination schedules. The updated COVID-19 booster shots contain half the recipe that targeted the original coronavirus strain and half protection against the dominant BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions.
Both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s booster shots for children are expected to be available at pediatrician’s offices and area pharmacies soon.
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