CDC panel endorses Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 and up
By Kelly Hayes
CDC panel endorses Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 and up
WASHINGTON - An advisory panel for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Wednesday to endorse the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for older children ages 12 to 15, one of the final steps toward making the shots widely available for the age group in an effort to speed up the return to schools.
The approval from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices follows the Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanding its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 to 15. The FDA cited evidence that the shots worked as well for the younger age group as for those 16 and older.
CDC panel endorses Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 and up
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WASHINGTON - An advisory panel for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Wednesday to endorse the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for older children ages 12 to 15, one of the final steps toward making the shots widely available for the age group in an effort to speed up the return to schools.
US advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for kids 12 and up
LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press
May 12, 2021
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1of5Jacob Conary, 15, listens to advice from a medical assistant after receiving his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccination, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Auburn, Maine. Vaccination clinics in Maine recently opened up to 12 to 15-year-olds.Robert F. Bukaty/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Middle school student Elise Robinson receives her first coronavirus vaccination on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Hundreds of children, ages 12 to 15, received the Pfizer vaccine at the DeKalb Pediatric Center, just days after it was approved for use within their age group.Ron Harris/APShow MoreShow Less
U.S. health advisers endorse Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for kids 12 and up
The sprint to vaccinate millions of middle and high school students has already started in parts of the country.
Kaiya Chepow, 15, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a Montgomery County, Pa., Office of Public Health vaccination clinic on Wednesday.(Matt Rourke)
By Wire Services
U.S. health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12 on Wednesday, just as expected new guidelines say it’s OK for people of any age to get the shot at the same time as other needed vaccinations.