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New York City Begins Offering Pfizer Vaccine To Kids Ages 12-15 After CDC Approval
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The CDC formally approved the shot for older kids earlier this week.
Those who won’t cite safety concerns related to how quickly the vaccine was developed.
During the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices public meeting Wednesday, evidence was presented to show that the benefits of the Pfizer vaccine outweigh any negatives.
“For all persons aged 12 to 15 years, there were zero cases among 1,001 persons in the vaccine arm and 16 cases among 972 persons in the placebo arm, which resulted in a vaccine efficacy estimate of 100%,” the committee member said.
Experts: Kids are reservoirs for COVID. Here s why they say youth should be vaccinated.
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Emily Boehm, of Enfield, receives her first dose of Pfizer vaccine at the Community Health Center Inc. mass vaccination site at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.Dan Haar / Hearst Connecticut Media
Children ages 12 to 15 will start getting vaccinated this week, and though experts say preventing transmission of the coronavirus is one of the main reasons to inoculate children, serious COVID-19 infections have occurred among this age group.
The exact number of children infected and hospitalized with COVID-19 is unknown since data is collected for broader age groups, but doctors at Connecticut hospitals said pediatric cases have occurred throughout the pandemic.