Parents react to vaccine authorization for kids ages 5-11
Parents react to the recent Food and Drug Administrations emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, which allows children ages 5-11 to receive the vaccine.
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Approximately 28 million children are now eligible for Pfizer's lower-dose vaccine
School-aged children are now eligible for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, as CDC director Rochelle Walensky issued the recommendation supporting this version of the vaccine.
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Children ages 5 to 11 are a step closer to being eligible for the Pfizer vaccine
Children ages 5-11 are a step closer to being eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine. It's a lower-dose formulation and expected to go to an advisory panel of the CDC next.
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FDA authorizes use of Pfizer's COVID vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds
The agency acted after an independent panel of scientists strongly supported the move. Kids could start getting vaccinated within the week.
FDA extends emergency use authorization of COVID vaccine for kids ages 5-11
Kids are one step closer to being eligible for COVID-19 vaccination after the Food and Drug administration extended its emergency use authorization of Pfizer's vaccine for children ages 5-11.