Health Nov 02 CDC clears the way for Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11 The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends who should receive…
Health Nov 02 CDC advisers endorse COVID shot for kids 5-11 If the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, signs off as expected, it will mark the first opportunity for Americans under 12 to get the powerful protection of any COVID-19 vaccine.
Health Nov 02 WATCH: CDC advisory panel endorse Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel will have a discussion and vote Tuesday on the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five to 11.
Health Oct 29 WATCH: FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids Next week, advisers to the CDC will discuss which youngsters should get vaccinated. In the meantime, Pfizer plans to begin shipping millions of vials of the new doses to vaccination sites.
Health Oct 26 FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the nation closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn't bound by the recommendation and is expected to make its own decision within days.
Nation Oct 26 WATCH: FDA advisers endorse COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.
Health Oct 22 CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots Federal health officials say millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different vaccine for that next shot.
Health Oct 22 Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90 percent effective in 5 to 11 year olds The shots could begin in early November — with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas — if regulators give the go-ahead.
Health Oct 20 FDA approves mixing COVID vaccines The Food and Drug Administration announcement marks a big step toward expanding the U.S. booster campaign, which began with extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine last month.
Health Oct 15 FDA panel endorses booster shot for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine J&J has asked the Food and Drug Administration for flexibility with its booster, arguing the extra dose adds important protection as early as two months after initial vaccination -- but that it might work better if people wait until six…