U.S. regulators hope an extra vaccine dose, which still needs the CDC's approval, will enhance children's protection as infections rise once again.
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward.
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group. The CDC’s scientific advisers are scheduled to meet on Thursday. Whether elementary-age children need a booster has been overshadowed by parents’ outcry to vaccinate even younger tots, those under 5 ― the only group not yet eligible in the U.S. Both Pfizer and rival Moderna have been studying their shots in the youngest children, and the FDA is expected to evaluate data from one or both companies sometime next month.For the 5- to 11-year-olds, it’s not clear how much demand there will be for boosters.
While the coronavirus is more dangerous to adults than to children, youngsters can get severely ill ― and more than 350 children ages 5 to 11 have died, according to CDC’s count.
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