Drug regulators delaying a decision on whether or not to authorize Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children won’t affect the rollout of jabs for children as young as 5, Biden administration officials said Monday. The Biden administration has secured enough of Pfizer’s vaccine to vaccinate every child between 5 and 11, Jeffrey Zients, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, told reporters in a briefing. “We’re in great shape on supply and the whole plan is based on Pfizer vaccines. We have more than enough vaccine for every child 5 to 11,” he said. There are approximately 28 million children in that age group in America. Moderna hoped to get authorization soon for its jab for children but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opted to push back its regulation decision on the shot. Regulators are investigating a link to post-vaccination heart inflammation, which has appeared at higher-than-expected rates among children who …
Delay on Moderna Shots for Children 5–11 Not Expected to Affect Vaccination Rollout: White House
November 1, 2021
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