When will the COVID-19 Vaccine be made available to young children?

When will the COVID-19 Vaccine be made available to young children?

After Pfizer submits its data to the FDA and requests emergency use authorization (EUA), it could be subject to a four- or six-week review process. Depending on how long the process takes, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be available for children aged 5 to 11 as early as the end of October or the beginning of November, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a Pfizer board member and former commissioner of the FDA, toldCNN.

In a statement published earlier in September, theFDAsaid, “When a completed request for EUA or approval has been received by the FDA, the agency will carefully, thoroughly and independently examine the data to evaluate benefits and risks and be prepared to complete its review as quickly as possible, likely in a matter of weeks rather than months. However, the agency’s ability to review these submissions rapidly will depend in part on the quality and timeliness of the submissions by manufacturers.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, believes there’s “a good chance” the vaccine could be ready as early as Halloween (via CNN).

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