the vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech against the Covid-19 for children aged 5 to 11 will likely be available to United States in the first half of November, said on Sunday the doctor anthony Fauci.
“If all goes well, and we get the approval from the health authorities and the recommendation from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), it is quite possible if not very likely that the vaccines will be available for children.” from 5 to 11 years in the first or second week of November “, said the infectious disease specialist and main person in charge of monitoring the outbreak, in an interview with ABC.
COVID-19 vaccines for children will “very likely” be available the first or second week of November, White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @GStephanopoulos. https://t.co/znSXW8Aytf pic.twitter.com/N0H0vW0hzf
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The American health authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is examining the request for authorization filed by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for the administration to this age group of its anti-Covid vaccine developed with German biotech BioNTech.
The opinion of experts outside the FDA, generally followed by the authority, is expected on October 26.
In the event of a green light from the regulator, nearly 28 million additional children in the United States would be eligible for vaccination against Covid-19, already authorized for 12-17 year olds.
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