FDA authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for adolescents 12 to 15 years old washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05…
At least 152.8 million people have received one or both doses of the vaccine in the U.S. wapo.st/3bdJUhN
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children as young as 12, families are sure to have questions about the Pfizer-BioNTech shot and when it will become available.
Here are some answers. wapo.st/3y5k2OY
Here are some answers. wapo.st/3y5k2OY
In a trial of nearly 2,300 adolescents between 12 and 15 years old, half received the two-shot regimen.
Researchers found stronger immune responses in the teens than in young adults who had already been shown to be protected in the original trial. wapo.st/3o8JazR
Researchers found stronger immune responses in the teens than in young adults who had already been shown to be protected in the original trial. wapo.st/3o8JazR
Expert advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet Wednesday to recommend how the vaccine should be used among 12- to 15-year-olds. wapo.st/2Q9EIEd
The decision that the two-shot regimen is safe and effective for younger adolescents had been highly anticipated by many parents and pediatricians, particularly with the growing gap between what vaccinated and unvaccinated people may do safely. wapo.st/3hkohQw
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