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Don't like to read? Pfizer-BioNTech released a statement that their COVID-19 vaccine has been found safe and effective in children 12 years old. On March 31, 2021, the company stated they would very shortly present the vaccine trial data from over 2,000 children. The vaccine is currently available to adults and children 16 years and up. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that 12-16-year-olds are vaccinated as soon as possible. Since they could not assume that the vaccine would affect children as it has on adults, more testing was conducted to ensure safety and effectiveness for...

Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. "We've already completed enrollment in our teen cove trial, which is adolescents 12 to 17. We expect to have data from that 12 to 17 teen cove study, hopefully perhaps by the summer, so we could be vaccinating adolescents going into the school year," he said. Data from the trials in the 6 months to 12 years age group, who are at a lower risk of severe illness from COVID-19,...