Young kids seemingly gained’t begin receiving COVID-19 jabs till the week of Nov. 8 — even when regulators formally approve Pfizer’s vaccine this week for kids ages 5 to 11, the White House stated Monday.
Jeff Zients, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, stated that solely a restricted variety of the kid-size vaccines can be instantly accessible if a panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides the ultimate inexperienced gentle as expected this week.
“While vaccinations may start later this week, the program will still be ramping up to its full strength with millions more doses packed, shipped and delivered, and thousands of additional sites coming online each day,” Zients stated at a COVID-19 job drive briefing.
“So, starting the week of November 8, the kids’ vaccination program will be fully up and running. Parents will be able to schedule appointments at convenient sites they know and trust to get their kids vaccinated and the number of sites will continue to increase throughout the month as more vaccines sites open their doors and administer vaccines.”
The FDA has approved use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5 to 11.
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Zients insisted that the administration has been getting ready to roll out the kid-size doses — only a third of the quantity given to teenagers and adults.
He stated that “several million doses are already en route to sites around the country.”
“And across the next week or so, 15 million or so doses will be around the country at convenient and trusted sites,” he stated.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the doses for the age group, making this week’s CDC assembly the ultimate regulatory hurdle.
Only a restricted variety of kid-size vaccines can be accessible following the anticipated inexperienced gentle from the CDC. CARLOS ORTEGA/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockThe doses for kids 5 to 11 years outdated can be a 3rd of the quantity given to teenagers and adults. The Washington Post by way of Getty / Sarah L. VoisinA few nations have begun utilizing different COVID-19 vaccines in kids beneath 12, together with Chile. REUTERS / Ivan Alvarado
If the pictures are approved, as much as 28 million extra kids may very well be eligible for vaccinations.
The potential rollout comes as extra eligible Americans are making appointments to obtain COVID-19 booster pictures.
Starting Nov. 8, mother and father will be capable to schedule appointments for their younger kids, based on Zients. AFP by way of Getty Images / Daniel Leal-Olivas
Over the final two days, greater than 2 million vaccinated folks obtained an additional dose, based on the CDC.
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated Monday he anticipates all Americans can be eligible for a booster.
“It will be very likely that everyone will be able to get a boost within a reasonable time,” stated Fauci, who offered information from Israel that confirmed an additional dose considerably elevated antibodies.
“As we said very often, we want to stay ahead of the virus and that’s one of the reasons why I showed you the data from Israel. But I think in due time, we will have equity so that people will be able to get vaccine in a boosted situation as needed.”
