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FDA finds Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective for elementary school children

The Food and Drug Association (FDA) authorized the Pfizer vaccine for elementary school-aged children aged 5 to 11 on Tuesday. The decision comes after the agency reviewed data released by Pfizer on Friday, October 22, that showed a kid-sized, two-dose regimen of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and 90.7 percent effective against symptomatic illness from the virus in children ages 5 to 11 years of age.

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FDA advisers vote against booster shots

An advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration rejected a proposal from Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday to allow a third dose — or “booster” shot — of their COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 16 and above six months after a second shot, citing a lack of sufficient data on the safety and efficacy of the measure.

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