06-27-2021, 12:57 AM
(06-26-2021, 09:22 PM)plam Wrote:(06-26-2021, 06:14 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: By the time it is authorized to be administered to that age group, the risk will have been shown to be as tiny as it usually is for vaccines. Assuming the vaccines are indeed safe and effective for young children (as will, if so, be established by testing), we should start by opening up vaccination to them, and eventually add a Covid vaccine to the schedule required for school attendance (with no bogus “religious” or “philosophical” exemptions, only medical exemptions certified by a doctor).
I was checking up on that. I think it was Pfizer who is doing testing in under-12s right now (3-12 perhaps?) and expects to have results and application for a US EUA by September. So maybe by the end of 2021 we might see significant numbers of under-12s vaccinated.
Yes, I heard Pfizer, though I heard 6m to 11y. September/October date for possible shots in arms.