Eager Teens Give Needed Boost to U.S. Vaccination Campaign
May 29, 2021 Covid-19 vaccinations among the country’s newly eligible tweens and teens have given a much needed boost to the nation’s campaign, at a time when vaccination rates have fallen among the oldest age groups and mostly stalled among young adults, despite efforts by state officials to entice people to get a shot.
Average daily number of people in the U.S. receiving a first dose, by age Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Note: The last five days of data are excluded because not all vaccinations on those dates have been reported yet. Lines show the seven-day moving average of the number of people newly vaccinated. Excludes data from Texas because the state does not report age data to the C.D.C. Anomalies reflect fluctuations in the availability of age data.
Germany to offer COVID-19 vaccination to children
The researchers carried out trials on a group of around 2,000 adolescents, half of which were given two doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine and half a placebo.
Of the vaccinated group, none of the individuals contracted COVID-19 while 16 children in the control group did. Those tested suffered only mild to moderate reactions, the study said.
The results of the study had been made available to the EMA, dpa reported.
What are German medical officials saying?
Despite the eagerness of German politicians to start vaccinating children, the decision about who gets access to the doses is up to the country s vaccine commission, StiKo.
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