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By Arthur Allen Tuesday, December 15, 2020 (Kaiser News) -- If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year. The hurdle is that COVID vaccine makers are only in the early stages of testing their products on children. The Pfizer vaccine authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday was greenlighted only for people ages 16 and up. Moderna just started trials for 12- to 17-year-olds for its vaccine, likely to be authorized later this month. It ...

Justin Tallis/Getty Images Thousands of vials of the newly approved Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccine began arriving in all 50 states on Monday, and about 2.9 million doses are expected to be distributed over this week. A nurse in New York City was one of the first Americans to receive an initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday morning, according to USA Today. "I feel hopeful today," said Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at New York's Long Island Jewish Medical Center, after she received the shot. Healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities are prioritized to...

Expert panel votes FDA SHOULD give Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine emergency approval amid hopes the U.S will soon have a second shot to help get 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of 2020 A panel of FDA experts voted that the agency should approve Moderna's coronavirus vaccine and recommend whether the shot should be approved  With their endorsement, Moderna's shot will almost certainly get emergency approval tonight or tomorrow  Two people in Moderna's trial had severe  allergic reactions:  one who got a placebo, and a vaccine recipient who had anaphylactic shock 63 days later Modern...

Pediatricians want kids to be part of COVID-19 vaccine trials Kaiser Health News © Provided by Roll Call A syringe is filled with the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 at Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut, on Dec. 15, 2020. By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year. The hurdle is that vaccine makers are only in the early stages of testing their products on children. The Pfizer vaccine authorized for use...

Reply Although most pediatricians believe the eventual vaccination of children will be crucial to subduing the COVID virus, they’re split on how fast to move toward that. (Image via Shutterstock) December 15, 2020 If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren't expanded soon to include children, it's unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for the next school year. Subscribe The hurdle is that COVID vaccine makers are only in the early stages of testing their products on children. The Pfizer vaccine authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday w...