Pfizer vaccine 5-11 years, ok in the USA by FDA panel

Yes to Pfizer’s covid vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The Food and Drug Administration panel of expert consultants approves the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the United States. The panel gives the green light with 17 votes in favor and one abstention. For children under the age of 12, one third of the vaccine dose given to adults is expected to be used. Read also According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 700 people under the age of 18 have died from covid worldwide. According to data provided by Pfizer, the vaccine is 90% effective in avoiding asymptomatic infection in children. The ball now goes to the FDA, so it will be up to the advisers of the CDC to meet on November 2 and 3 to decide whether to recommend the vaccine for 5-11 year olds and finalize the procedure. The US federal government, CNN reports, has already worked out to deliver the doses to pediatricians, pharmacies and other facilities in the country.