NEW YORK – The vaccination campaign for children in the United States it will not resemble that of adults. There will be no large vaccination centers – writes the New York Times anticipating President Joe Biden’s plan on the matter – but pediatricians will help with administration. The vials will also be smaller and obviously the needles as well.
The president’s staff is trying to predict how the immunization of the age group 5-11 years (whose vaccinations should be authorized soon) will have to proceed: we are talking about 25 thousand pediatric studies, thousands of pharmacies and hundreds of schools and clinics rural people alerted. The idea is to avoid such young children having to queue up to receive the vaccine.
Coronavirus, Pfizer asks the FDA for authorization for administration to the 5-11 year old group
Pfizer-BioNTech has asked the FDA for authorization to use its preparation for children between 5 and 11 years of age, a pool of approximately 28 million units. The verdict is expected to arrive on October 26, which could pave the way for the recommendation to administer the vaccine starting in November.
The age group 5-11 years is much wider than the 12-15 years (about 17 million people) for which the vaccination against Covid-19 was authorized in May.
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