In the United States began to vaccinate against COVID-19 children from five to 11 years

In the United States , vaccination against covid-19 has begun for children from five to 11 years old. The start of the campaign on November 8 was previously announced by the White House coordinator for combating the spread of CORONAVIRUS Jeff Zints, a transcript of the briefing is posted on the White House website.

The White House coordinator explained that on October 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in children aged five to 11. After that, Zints said, all he had to do was wait for the approval of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He approved Pfizer's childhood vaccine on November 3rd. According to Zints, the US authorities were preparing in advance for the start of the campaign and provided a supply of vaccine for 28 million children.

Children will receive the vaccine in two doses of 10 micrograms, one-third of the amount given to people over 12 years of age. Doses will be distributed at three-week intervals, the CDC said. During clinical trials, the vaccine showed a 91 percent effectiveness among children.

The Pfizer/BioNTech co-produced adult vaccine was approved by the World HEALTH Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2020. On June 24, 2021, the WHO announced that the organization's experts had concluded that coronavirus vaccines could be used to prevent COVID-19 in children and adolescents, and suggested using a drug developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for these purposes.