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Close Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has started its clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines on infants. The youngest among the participants is an eight-month-old baby from Baldwinsville, New York. Last month, Science Times reported that a boy died due to COVID-19 when on vacation with his vaccinated parents to Hawaii, becoming the first pediatric death in the state due to the deadly infection. Incidents like that are the motivation for vaccine providers to develop COVID-19 vaccines that are tailored to children and adolescents. Pfizer seeks FDA approval for the vaccination of children ages two...

The COVID-19 Vaccine and Children: What Parents Need to Know PopSugar 1/29/2021 © Getty / Marko Geber The COVID-19 Vaccine and Children: What Parents Need to Know Now that two COVID-19 vaccines are being administered around the globe, families are already wondering what's next. Namely: when will my kids be able to become vaccinated? "While the overall burden of COVID may be lower among children, preventable infections, hospitalization, and long-term sequelae and deaths are an important public health problem," Sara Oliver, a medical officer with the CDC, said this week. "Clinical trials t...