While a few advisers said it's too soon to rush the use of vaccines in children, most argued that it's important to have authorizations on hand should there be a resurgence of the virus in the fall and winter.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a higher-than-usual number of cases of a heart problem, particularly heart inflammation among younger men after their second dose of the mRNA vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scheduled an emergency meeting next week to review an unusually high number of cases of heart inflammation particularly among teen boys and young men following the second doses of the mRNA-based Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.