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In reply to the discussion: Why are we NOT vaxxing kids now? We know the vaccine is perfectly safe [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)24. There is actually a slightly larger issue than parental consent.
Once full approval is granted, doctors are permitted to use any medication off-label as they see fit. There have already been discussions of using it off-lablel for children before approval for children is granted: https://providernews.seattlechildrens.org/exceptions-to-covid-19-vaccine-age-limitations/
Most medications are not approved for children, since testing of children raises lots of both ethical and legal concerns. So what happens is the medication is approved for use in adults, and doctors use it off label for children (and for other purposes). My daughter started on pentasa in 1995 when she was 5. It is not yet approved for children, despite the fact that she took it for 13 years as a child, and it is now 26 years later.
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Why are we NOT vaxxing kids now? We know the vaccine is perfectly safe [View all]
fescuerescue
Aug 2021
OP
If only you'd been working at Pfizer or Moderna, the pandemic would be over by now...
SidDithers
Aug 2021
#21
Our pediatrician told us as soon as Pfiser was officially approved, she could prescribe it for 2-12
haele
Aug 2021
#22