Vaccine against covid 5-11 years, Pregliasco: “Let’s wait for Ema”

“Pfizer’s data on the anti-Covid vaccine for the age group 5-11 are interesting, it is certainly not a very large first sample, but I would say significant”. Virologist Fabrizio Pregliasco, professor at the State University of Milan, says this to Adnkronos Salute, commenting on the positive data released yesterday by the US company and its German partner BioNTech. “I believe in the need, in the near future – underlines the expert – to expand” the number of vaccinables “in light of the Delta variant. formal FDA and EMA “. “This – explains Pregliasco – is good news, but it is a first step towards something that can happen in a short time, but I think not before 2-3 months”. Would you give a grandson the vaccine? “Yes sir – replies the doctor – I think it is necessary because the Delta variant creates a bit of trouble even for children”, for example “the famous Mis-C (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children). 1% of them go anyway. in the hospital and then there is the unknown long Covid “.