The decision will allow the vaccination of 28 million minors of that age group. From next week the vaccination will be “fully operational”.
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The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States, Rochelle Walensky, authorized this Tuesday that Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine be administered to children between 5 and 11 years old. The decision will allow 28 million children in this age group to be vaccinated “as soon as possible,” according to the CDC.
The dose of the vaccine will be 10 milligrams, one third of the serum of adults. It will be administered in pediatric clinics and pharmacies. According to the US Government, sufficient doses have already been secured for all children, so that from next week the vaccination campaign will be “fully operational.”
At the meeting previously held by an expert panel, Director Walensky noted that pediatric admissions for the delta variant have skyrocketed in US hospitals. For his part, President Joe Biden assured that the vaccination of this age group “will allow” to end parental concern and reduce the degree of transmission of the virus.
According to data from the CDC, since the beginning of the pandemic, 1.9 million cases of covid-19 have been registered among children between 5 and 11 years old, 8,300 hospitalizations and 94 deaths.
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