The companies reported that a lower dose of the vaccine had a 90.7 percent efficacy rate in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in a clinical trial.
Tag: Children and Childhood
Medical Groups Declare Youth Mental Health Crisis
Medical groups said the coronavirus pandemic had worsened a mental health crisis among children and teenagers.
Covid Vaccines and Children: Is One Dose Better Than Two?
Myocarditis, a rare side effect, occurs mostly after the second dose. So in some countries, officials are trying out single doses for children.
First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. The new vaccine isn’t perfect, but it will help turn the tide, experts said.
Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Data They Say Show Shots Are Safe in Kids Aged 5-11
The companies said that they would submit a formal request to regulators to allow a pediatric dose of their vaccine to be administered in the United States in the coming weeks.
Parents May Hesitate to Vaccinate Younger Children Against Covid
Children have so far been vaccinated at lower rates than adults, and polling indicates greater hesitation among parents of younger children.
Covid Vaccine Prompts Strong Immune Response in Younger Children, Pfizer Says
Vaccinated kids aged 5 to 11 showed evidence of protection against the virus, the company said. The data must be reviewed by the F.D.A. before children can be inoculated.
North and Central America Are Driving a Hemispheric Coronavirus Surge
Officials pointed to the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on young people in the Americas as especially worrisome.
Cuba to Give Covid Vaccines to 2-Year-Olds
The island nation, the first to vaccinate children so young against the coronavirus, is using domestically made vaccines whose trial data have not been peer-reviewed.
Times Investigation: In U.S. Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb
U.S. officials said a Reaper drone followed a car for hours and then fired based on evidence it was carrying explosives. But in-depth video analysis and interviews at the site cast doubt on that account.