Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch
SILVER SPRING, MD (77WABC) – An FDA panel has authorized the Pfizer vaccine for elementary school-aged children ages 5 to 11.
The decision comes after the agency reviewed data released by Pfizer that showed a kid-sized, two-dose regimen of the COVID vaccine is safe in children in that age bracket.
The FDA must still grant final approval of the vaccine.
Pending approval , a CDC panel will consider the safety of Pfizer’s vaccine for elementary school children beginning next week,.
If approved, the vaccine could be available by early to mid November.
