Kids are going to be the key to get to herd immunity, Mayo experts say
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Kids are going to be the key to get to herd immunity, Mayo experts say
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Pediatricians welcome news of 100% Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine efficacy in children 12-15 3:36 pm, Apr. 14, 2021 ×
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ROCHESTER, Minn. With Pfizer having provided regulators strong preliminary data for the effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 12-15, pediatricians have set a goal of full vaccination of the group in time for school in the fall.
In late March, the company released results from a trial of 2,260 adolescents, a study that found 100% efficacy in preventing symptomatic infection in children 12-15, and robust antibody responses and said the intervention was well tolerated.
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing those data to make a determination on an Emergency Use Authorization for the population, one that could come shortly. Trials are also under way for effectiveness of the vaccines in very young children. Pediatricians expect those results won t be ready until 2022, however.