Vaccines for kids under 12 expected midwinter, FDA official says

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Emergency approval for Covid-19 vaccines in children under 12 could come in early to midwinter, a Food and Drug Administration official said Thursday, a move that could bring relief to many parents who have been unable to vaccinate their children. The agency hopes to then move quickly to full approval of the vaccine for this age group.

One sticking point for some families who remain hesitant, the official said, is that the vaccines currently in use are administered under emergency use authorization and have not been given full approval by the FDA. Full approval, if it comes quickly after the emergency round, could alleviate that concern.

Covid-19 vaccines have only been authorized for people ages 12 and up in the U.S., and none has received full approval yet.

Both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech launched trials of their Covid-19 vaccines for kids under 12 in March. Results are expected in the fall, and it will take FDA officials time to review the drug companies' applications.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vaccines-for-kids-under-12-expected-midwinter-fda-official-says/ar-AAMcF9j

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1. Is there a major change in the vaccine formulation for 12YO's?

Would drastic changes in the efficacy and effectiveness be expected in the current vaccine mix for adults? Just wondering what the roadblocks are for 12 YO's.

[Srkdqltr]

2. And what is the difference between 11 and 12?

My granddaughter is 11 1/2.

[catrose]

3. Mine too. Well, birthday in September. Father has cancer, so not sure if kids will go to school.

If I had kids at home, we'd be homeschooling until they could be vaccinated. Not everyone has that privilege, of course.

[abqtommy]

4. And remember that the influenza vaccine that is recommended for everyone 6 months of age

and older and does provide some protection against covid IS AVAILABLE NOW!

[Scrivener7]

5. This is not proven. There is no reason to think the findings of that study are not a

correlation rather than an actual effect.

There is no scientific reason why a flu vaccine would protect against Covid.