Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House Senior Adviser for Medical Affairs and an American infectious disease expert, said that about 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the United States may be able to receive the Corona vaccine from Pfizer in the first two weeks of November, according to what she reported. Net “CNN“American.
Dr. Fauci said he is optimistic that children can get the corona vaccines at the beginning of November.
Pfizer was in cooperation with the US Food and Drug Administration FDA Publicly documented the effectiveness of the pediatric dose of Pfizer’s vaccine, company data found the vaccine was 90.7% effective against symptomatic disease in children ages 5 to 11.
The US Food and Drug Administration said the benefits of giving the vaccine to children outweigh the risks.
The Independent Vaccine Advisory Board will meet FDA On Tuesday to discuss whether Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine should be licensed for younger children and if authorized, it would become the first vaccine available for younger children Pfizer’s vaccine is already authorized for children 12 to 15 years of age and is approved for people 16 years of age or older .
“If you look at the data that was announced by Pfizer, the data looks pretty good in terms of effectiveness and security,” Fauci explained.
Fauci expected that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA(by issuing its permit and handing it over to the Vaccine Advisory Group of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)CDC) for its recommendations on 2 and 3 November.
“If all goes well, and we get regulatory approval and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the vaccines could be available for children ages 5 to 11, within the first or second week of November.”
Pfizer sends pediatric doses with FDA permission, said a board member FDA And former Pfizer Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the company would ship pediatric doses as soon as the US Food and Drug Administration signed off.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House Senior Adviser for Medical Affairs and an American infectious disease expert, said that about 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the United States may be able to receive the Corona vaccine from Pfizer in the first two weeks of November, according to what she reported. Net “CNN“American.
Dr. Fauci said he is optimistic that children can get the corona vaccines at the beginning of November.
Pfizer was in cooperation with the US Food and Drug Administration FDA Publicly documented the effectiveness of the pediatric dose of Pfizer’s vaccine, company data found the vaccine was 90.7% effective against symptomatic disease in children ages 5 to 11.
The US Food and Drug Administration said the benefits of giving the vaccine to children outweigh the risks.
The Independent Vaccine Advisory Board will meet FDA On Tuesday to discuss whether Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine should be licensed for younger children and if authorized, it would become the first vaccine available for younger children Pfizer’s vaccine is already authorized for children 12 to 15 years of age and is approved for people 16 years of age or older .
“If you look at the data that was announced by Pfizer, the data looks pretty good in terms of effectiveness and security,” Fauci explained.
Fauci expected that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA(by issuing its permit and handing it over to the Vaccine Advisory Group of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)CDC) for its recommendations on 2 and 3 November.
“If all goes well, and we get regulatory approval and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the vaccines could be available for children ages 5 to 11, within the first or second week of November.”
Pfizer sends pediatric doses with FDA permission, said a board member FDA And former Pfizer Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the company would ship pediatric doses as soon as the US Food and Drug Administration signed off.