Are You Letting Your Kids Get Vaccinated? Pfizer Now Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Safe And Effective For Kids Ages 5-11
On Monday, Pfizer announced that its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon.
“Over the past nine months, hundreds of millions of people ages 12 and older from around the world have received our COVID-19 vaccine. We are eager to extend the protection afforded by the vaccine to this younger population, subject to regulatory authorization, especially as we track the spread of the Delta variant and the substantial threat it poses to children,” said Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.
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There has been growing pressure to immunize kids in the U.S. where a new school year has started just as the delta variant continues to surge in cases.
Pfizer and BioNTech will now move forward to submit the data as part of a near-term request for an emergency-use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It was noted that they will share it with regulators in Europe as well
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