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UPDATE 1-Georgia among first U.S. states to provide COVID-19 shots to kids under 16 Reuters 3 hrs ago (Adds California data) By Rich McKay and Carl ODonnell ATLANTA, May 11 (Reuters) - When the state of Georgia made COVID-19 vaccinations available to children as young as 12 on Tuesday, Atlanta residents Jenny and Jeffrey Brower rushed to schedule an appointment for their twin 13-year-old girls. As Georgians, they were among the lucky ones. Providers in their state, along with those in Delawar...

IS THE VACCINE SAFE FOR 12-15 YEAR OLDS? The FDA found the vaccine to be safe and effective in Pfizer’s clinical trial. That trial included 2,260 participants in that age group, half of whom received the same vaccine dose given to adults. The other half got a placebo as a comparison group. The safety profile for those 12 to 15 was found to be similar to 16- to 25-year-olds who have received the vaccine, the agency said. The most commonly reported side effects – all of which were short lived...

U.S. CDC identifies 28 clotting cases after J&J vaccine It said the events appear similar to what is being observed following administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Europe. Written By: Reuters | × Dado Ruvic / REUTERS NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had identified 28 cases of serious, potentially life-threatening cases of blood clotting, among the more than 8.7 million people who had received the...

EXPLAINER-Should my teen get the COVID-19 vaccine? Reuters 2 hrs ago By Michael Erman NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12, widening the country’s inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly. The following information should help parents deciding whether to inoculate their adolescent children. IS THE VACCINE SAFE FOR 12-15 YEAR OLDS? The FDA found t...

UPDATE 5-CDC panel clears way to COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. adolescents Reuters 5/12/2021 (Adds CDC chief estimate on number of children newly eligible) By Michael Erman and Manojna Maddipatla May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. states are set to begin using the vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE to inoculate young adolescents against COVID-19 after advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed the plan in a unanimous vote on Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administr...

U.S. CDC finds more clotting cases after J&J vaccine, sees causal link It said the events appear similar to what is being observed following administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Europe. Written By: Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen / Reuters | 11:13 am, May 12, 2021 × Dado Ruvic / REUTERS CHICAGO, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had found more cases of potentially life-threatening blood clottin...

UPDATE 3-U.S. CDC finds more clotting cases after J&J vaccine, sees causal link Reuters 5/12/2021 (Adds CDC comment) By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it had found more cases of potentially life-threatening blood clotting among people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and sees a "plausible causal association." The CDC said in a presentation the agency has now identified 28 ...

Article content U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the country’s inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized in the United States for ages 12 to 15. Vaccinating younger ages is considered an important step for getting children back into schools safely. U.S. President Joe Biden has...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the countrys inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized in the United States for ages 12 to 15. Vaccinating younger ages is considered an important step for getting children back into schools safely. U.S. President Joe Biden ...

Georgia among first U.S. states to provide COVID-19 shots to kids under 16 Reuters 3 days ago By Rich McKay and Carl ODonnell ATLANTA, May 11 (Reuters) - When the state of Georgia made COVID-19 vaccinations available to children as young as 12 on Tuesday, Atlanta residents Jenny and Jeffrey Brower rushed to schedule an appointment for their twin 13-year-old girls. As Georgians, they were among the lucky ones. Providers in their state, along with those in Delaware and Arkansas, were already of...