Why Is It Taking So Long to Get a COVID Vaccine for Kids? |
Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=60668"><span class="small">Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times</span></a> |
Sunday, 29 August 2021 12:50 |
Parker-Pope writes: "As kids around the country head back to school, there has been disappointing news this week for parents of children under 12. While many health experts had hoped for an early fall approval of a vaccine for young children, two of the nation’s top public health officials said it’s not going to happen." Why Is It Taking So Long to Get a COVID Vaccine for Kids?29 August 21
s kids around the country head back to school, there has been disappointing news this week for parents of children under 12. While many health experts had hoped for an early fall approval of a vaccine for young children, two of the nation’s top public health officials said it’s not going to happen. “I’ve got to be honest, I don’t see the approval for kids 5 to 11 coming much before the end of 2021,” said Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, on the NPR program “Morning Edition.” Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, offered a slightly more hopeful timeline. He told the “Today Show” on NBC that there was a “reasonable chance” that Covid-19 shots would be available to children under 12 by mid- to late fall or early winter. Both Pfizer and Moderna are gathering data on the safety, correct dose and effectiveness of the vaccines in children, he said. |