Pfizer Vaccine Could Be Available For Kids Ages 5-11 By Halloween “Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says, ‘I think that there's a possibility you could have a vaccine as early as around Halloween.’” 👏👏👏
As for kids younger than 5, the company laid out a timeline for them, too. “Topline readouts for the other two age cohorts from the trial — children 2-5 years of age and children 6 months to 2 years of age – are expected as soon as the fourth quarter of this year.”
For parents who’ve been watching and worrying as cases among kids have skyrocketed over the last few weeks, the news of the vaccine’s seemingly imminent debut will be very welcome. The American Academy of Pediatrics tracks, reporting nearly 250,000 infections in kids per week as of September 9. Overall — more than 5 million kids have contracted the virus since the pandemic began.
It’s not a coincidence that those numbers have so dramatically increased at the same time as kids are back in their classrooms for a new school year — the third one impacted by the pandemic. Theis already available for kids 12 and up, though only about 50 percent of them have actually gotten their first dose. For the pandemic to end — and for children to get back to the long-awaited “normal” that they truly deserve — the vaccine will have to play a big role.
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