Op-Ed: In response to Delta variant, FDA must fast-track COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 (via latimesopinion)
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of the unvaccinated is a more effective way to protect lives amid the Delta surge.Researchers estimate
The rise of the Delta variant makes this small risk worth taking, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Faster authorization will save tens of thousands of child hospitalizations, hundreds of child deaths and, through reduced spread, thousands of adult lives.The Pfizer vaccine for those 12 and older is expected to receive full FDA approval this week, possibly Monday, which would allow doctors to prescribe it to children under 12 in what is called “off-label usage.
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