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U.S. authorities are expected to approve Pfizer’s new crown vaccine for children in a few weeks. The White House stated on Friday that children between the ages of 5 and 11 will soon be vaccinated at pediatric clinics, local pharmacies and even schools.
The Associated Press reported that US federal regulators will meet in the next two weeks to evaluate the advantages of administering the new crown vaccine to children. Prior to this, the relevant units have spent a long time researching to ensure the safety of the vaccine.
The Central News Agency reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to formally approve the vaccination of children after a consultation meeting held on November 2 and 3. Within a few hours after that, the vaccine, together with smaller needles for children, will be sent to delivery sites across the United States on a large scale, and it will be ready to be injected into the child’s arm within a few days.
White House officials said that the United States now has sufficient Pfizer vaccines to vaccinate about 28 million children who will soon be eligible.
The White House said that more than 25,000 pediatricians and basic medical providers have signed up to participate in the plan to administer the new crown vaccine to children, and tens of thousands of retail pharmacies will also participate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will also fund and support hundreds of campuses and community clinics to speed up vaccination operations.
The White House is also preparing to strengthen the vaccine safety education program for parents and children to let them know that vaccines are not troublesome. The government believes that, like the adult vaccination program, the key to encouraging vaccination will be the delivery of messages by educators, physicians, community leaders and other people with a high degree of trust.
Although children are at a lower risk of becoming severely ill after being infected with the new coronavirus than adults, serious cases have indeed occurred. Officials pointed out that vaccination can greatly reduce the risk, and at the same time reduce the spread of the more infectious Delta mutant strain in the community, which is conducive to the country’s return to normal life from the epidemic.
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