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Home / Health Conditions / Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout / FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Kids Aged 12-15

FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Kids Aged 12-15

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s booster shot against COVID-19 for youths aged 12 to 15.

The move comes as the Omicron variant spreads across the country and students return to classrooms following the holiday break.

“Throughout the pandemic, as the virus that causes COVID-19 has continuously evolved, the need for the FDA to quickly adapt has meant using the best available science to make informed decisions with the health and safety of the American public in mind,” Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said in an agency news release announcing the approval.

“With the current wave of the Omicron variant, it’s critical that we continue to take effective, lifesaving preventative measures such as primary vaccination and boosters, mask-wearing and social distancing in order to effectively fight COVID-19,” Woodcock says.

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The FDA also reduced the period that people must wait between their second dose and their booster shot to five months, down from the current six months. At the same time, regulators authorized the Pfizer booster shot for a select group of younger children, those ages 5 to 11 who have immune deficiencies and are therefore more vulnerable to severe COVID-19.

“The recent rise in COVID-19 cases is concerning to all and today’s decision by the FDA to further expand the emergency use authorization of a booster dose of our vaccine is critical to help us ultimately defeat this pandemic,” Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a company statement. “We continue to believe that broad use of boosters is essential to preserving a high level of protection against this disease and reducing the rate of hospitalizations.”

Another FDA official noted that Omicron has made booster shots far more critical than first thought.

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“Based on the FDA’s assessment of currently available data, a booster dose of the currently authorized vaccines may help provide better protection against both the Delta and Omicron variants. In particular, the Omicron variant appears to be slightly more

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