The FDA voted on Friday to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11, but steps remain before children will be able to receive injections. The FDA cleared kid-size doses — just a third of the amount given to teens and adults — for emergency use, and up to 28 million more American children could be eligible for vaccinations as early as next week. | | News Alert Friday, October 29 | | | | FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11, with CDC to weigh in next week | The FDA voted on Friday to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to kids ages 5 to 11, but steps remain before children will be able to receive injections. The FDA cleared kid-size doses — just a third of the amount given to teens and adults — for emergency use, and up to 28 million more American children could be eligible for vaccinations as early as next week. | | | | | | | |
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