US FDA allowed to vaccinate children against COVID
2022.12.09 04:05
US FDA allowed to vaccinate children against COVID
Budrigannews.com – Moderna’s (NASDAQ:) COVID-19 shots have been approved by the US health regulator. likewise Pfizer (NYSE:) and its partner BioNTech, which can be used on infants as young as six months old and target both the original coronavirus and Omicron sub-variants.
The changed approval on Thursday from the Food and Medication Organization permits utilization of Moderna’s bivalent shot as a supporter in youngsters a half year through 5 years old, two months after their underlying immunization.
The updated shot from Pfizer/BioNTech can now be given as a third dose to children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old who have not yet received the third dose or have not completed their primary vaccination series.
According to the agency, children who have completed Pfizer’s initial three-dose vaccination are not yet eligible for the bivalent booster.
The regulator added that Pfizer/BioNTech’s bivalent shot as a booster for this age group will likely receive support from data in January.
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In the United States, vaccines for youngest children were only approved in June, making them the last group to be eligible.
As of November 30, government data indicate that only 2.7% of children under the age of two and less than 5% of eligible children between the ages of two and four had completed their primary vaccination series, indicating a slow uptake of the first vaccine doses among young children.
Two doses of the 25 microgram Moderna vaccine for children under the age of six are administered approximately four weeks apart. For the youngest children, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine consists of three smaller doses administered over at least 11 weeks.
As of November 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a bivalent booster had been administered to 39.7 million people in the United States.
