Children, teens and COVID vaccines

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 May Children, teens and COVID vaccines Children, teens and COVID vaccines 18/05/2021 | 3 MINS This article was written by Dr Christopher Blyth, Professor Peter Richmond and Ushma Wadia and first appeared on The Conversation. Adolescents in North America are beginning to roll up their sleeves for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after it was approved for 12-15-year-olds this month. The Canadian drug and therapeutic regulator Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTechΓÇÖs mRNA vaccine for children aged 12-15 on May 5, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its emergency use authorisation to include this age group last week. The European Medicines Agency is reviewing similar applications. COVID vaccines are currently not registered for use in children younger than 16 in Australia, but this prospect is getting closer. Research has demonstrated the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is effective and well-tolerated in adolescents. Research into younger children is ongoing. Do children need to be vaccinated? Children rarely dev

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 May Children, teens and COVID vaccines Children, teens and COVID vaccines 18/05/2021 | 3 MINS This article was written by Dr Christopher Blyth, Professor Peter Richmond and Ushma Wadia and first appeared on The Conversation.

Adolescents in North America are beginning to roll up their sleeves for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after it was approved for 12-15-year-olds this month.

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