FDA discuss vaccine for children again ...

FDA committee meets on COVID-19 vaccines for young children, and White House outlines new rules for travelers to U.S.

Last Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 10:54 a.m. ETFirst Published: Oct. 26, 2021 at 10:14 a.m. ET

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Ciara Linnane

 

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The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 topped 244 million on Tuesday, as a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee gathered to discuss and vote on whether to recommend the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.

The FDA is not obliged to follow the recommendation of the committee, which is made up of independent experts, but it often does. If the FDA gives it the nod, it will then be up to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine whether children that young should get the vaccine.

Last week, a review panel for the FDA found that the benefits of the shots outweigh the risks. The BioNTech-Pfizer  PFE, 0.20% vaccine is currently authorized for teens between the ages of 12 and 15 and fully approved for individuals 16 and older.

The FDA said Friday that the vaccine generated an efficacy rate of 90.7% against symptomatic infection in 2,268 elementary-school-age children seven days after they got the second shot. The most common side effects occurred after the second dose and included pain at the injection site, fatigue and headache. There were no serious adverse events associated with the vaccine, according to the FDA. The proposed dose for 5- to 11-year-olds is 10 milligrams, compared with the 30-mg dose used in those 12 years old and older.

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• Will people need to get covid-19 vaccine shot each year? -zhoufang- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2021 postreply 08:23:37

• 我家12岁的孩子5月份已经打了疫苗 -zhudi- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2021 postreply 08:24:57

• even it did not get approval yet, ...ni-ni-ni -zhoufang- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2021 postreply 08:27:04

• 孩子活动太多，有的小朋友又不戴口罩。打了放心 -zhudi- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2021 postreply 09:13:18