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Covid vaccines: Paediatricians on frontlines of child jab plan

Paediatric doctors could soon find themselves on the front lines of a US government plan to get some 28 million school-aged children in line for their coronavirus jabs.

Advisory boards to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet in the coming days to discuss authorising the Pfizer vaccine for children between five and 11 years old.

Data from the company’s clinical trials found that a paediatric dose of the vaccine – one third of that given to adults and adolescents – was safe and 90% effective.

If health officials approve the jab, 15 million doses will go out to paediatric offices, children’s hospitals and pharmacies around the country.

Source: Fiilafmonline/BBC

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