the U.S. government has by its own account the necessaryn preparation for the Corona vaccination from Children aged five to including met eleven years ago. The vaccinations should begin as soon as the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine has been approved for this age group in the coming weeks, said White House corona coordinator Jeff Zients on Wednesday. It’s all about 28 million children in the USA.
A panel from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is due to discuss a possible approval next Tuesday, and the experts from the CDC will discuss it the following week. This could mean that children in this age group could be vaccinated start in the coming month. If approved, the five to eleven year olds would receive a specific vaccine, including a has a lower dose of the active ingredient than that for the elderly.
The government will respond within days of approval Deliver 15 million doses of vaccine to paediatricians, clinics and pharmaciesto start the vaccination campaign, the White House said. The necessary accessories, such as smaller syringes, would also be delivered directly. The vaccine can be stored for up to ten weeks at normal refrigerator temperature, it said. Zients emphasized: “We will have enough supplies.” The vaccine from the manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer is already approved in the USA for children from the age of twelve and for adults. The active ingredients from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson have so far only been approved for use in adults.