The U.S. Medicines Agency (FDA) on Friday immediately approved vaccines for COVID-19 from Pfizer and Moderna for toddlers, paving the way for the first injections almost certain next week in the United States. .
The Moderna vaccine, in two doses, is approved on an emergency basis for children between six months and 5 years old. The one at Pfizer, this time in three doses, was between six months and 4 years old. This is the last age group to not yet receive this protection in the United States, as in many countries.
The FDA also approved, at the same time, the Moderna vaccine for children ages 6 to 17. The Pfizer vaccine has been approved since the age of 5 in the country.
Many parents, carers and clinicians are waiting for the vaccine for the youngest children, and this action will help protect those as young as 6 months. accepted in a press release Robert Califf, the boss of FDA.
” As we have seen in older age groups, these vaccines for younger children will provide protection against the most severe cases of COVID-19, such as hospitalizations and deaths. “
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must also now recommend these vaccines before injections begin. This last green light will be provided after a meeting of expert members of an advisory committee, held over two days this Friday and Saturday.
But the American government informed that, once the decision of FDA delivered, approximately 10 million doses could immediately begin shipping early to the four corners of the country, before millions more in the coming weeks. Equipment needed for injections, such as small needles, will also be provided.
France Media Agency
Source: Radio-Canada
