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Vaccine for Kids Under 5

5세 미만 아동을 대상으로 한 백신 

Only one age group remains. Kids under five still can’t get the COVID-19 vaccine. And many parents have been waiting for it.

“I totally understand they’1re frustrated. I’m frustrated on their behalf.”

In February, the FDA said more data from 2clinical trials was needed to move forward on an 3emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. Now we’re learning another vaccine maker could soon seek sign off for that age group.

“We expect Moderna to do that this week and then the FDA scientists are gonna do what they’ve done throughout the whole pandemic, by which is… they’re gonna 4evaluate the data. They’re gonna assess it for 5safety and 6effectiveness and they’re gonna 7make a determination of when… when it meets their standards.”

The White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator says it’s unclear how long the authorization process will take, but expects kids under five to be 8eligible to get the vaccine in the next couple of months.

“I have no expectations that there are gonna be any major 9hiccups. This should move quickly.”

This comes as COVID-19 cases are trending up across most of the US. Deaths remain low. But hospitalizations are up about 9 percent from last week.

“Cases are still important; infections are still important. We wanna keep those infection numbers low, but they mean something different now than they did a year ago, right. They mean something different because people are vaccinated and boosted.”