Elementary school kids are one step closer to getting a vaccine. The FDA is now considering whether to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11, after its advisory panel voted to recommend it Tuesday. If the FDA does authorize it, a CDC panel that meets next week would also have to give the thumbs up, and the director would have the final say.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
Only 15% of seniors have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster, according to the FDA.
An announcement about mixing and matching coronavirus boosters is expected to come from the FDA. This comes as more people get vaccinated, while COVID-19 infections, deaths and hospitalizations appear to steadily fall across the country. Meanwhile, the battle against vaccine mandates continues.
More booster shots could be on the way. An FDA advisory committee voted on Moderna’s booster dose Thursday.
U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus.
Vaccine advisors are set to discuss mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines Friday.
With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it’s their turn.
More than 65% of eligible Americans are fully vaccinated, but shots for kids under 12 are still in the works. Getting a vaccine ready for kids ages 5-11 is one of the FDA’s top priorities, as they prep for a busy month ahead.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Monday brought big news from Pfizer. The drug company announced that Phases 2 and 3 of trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in kids ages 5 to 11 proved to be safe and effective. “Obviously the more kids we get vaccinated, the better off we will be with our herd immunity as well as decreasing spread,” said…
