COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. children aged 5-11 likely available in November, says Fauci

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U.S. infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11 will likely be available in November

Vaccines for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 will likely be available in the first half of November, top U.S. infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, predicting a timetable that could see many kids getting fully vaccinated before the end of the year.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials are reviewing the Pfizer/BioNTech application seeking authorization of its two-dose vaccine for younger children, with its panel of outside advisers scheduled to weigh in on Oct. 26.Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will weigh in on recommendations for the vaccine at a meeting on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, helping to inform a final decision by its director.

“After they are able to review all the science and conduct the regulatory action and the CDC will meet, and if all of that goes smoothly … we will act quickly,” she said. Once authorized, roughly 28 million more children in the United States would be eligible to receive what would be the first U.S.vaccine for younger kids. The Pfizer/BioNTech shot is already available to those ages 12-17, and the companies are still studying it for children younger than 5.

 

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