Kids between the ages of 12 and 15 are now eligible and cleared to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot.
As the winter break comes to a close and the kiddies head back on into the classrooms, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is letting it be known that kids between the ages of 12 and 15 are cleared to get booster shots from Pfizer. In addition, the FDA has also shortened the time frame in which a person can receive a booster shot after getting their second Pfizer dose from six months to five.
People who choose to get vaccinated with the Moderna should stay with getting their booster six months after their second shot, the FDA states, per CNBC reports. People who have a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are free to get a booster shot at least two months after their first shot. The news outlet reports that children aged from 5 through 11 with compromised immune systems are cleared to get a third dose.
Clearance for kids 12 through 15 to receive the booster still needs to be approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The recent rise in COVID-19 cases is concerning to all and today’s decision by the FDA to further expand the Emergency Use Authorization of a booster dose of our vaccine is critical to help us ultimately defeat this pandemic,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement.
“We continue to believe that broad use of boosters is essential to preserving a high level of protection against this disease and reducing the rate of hospitalizations,” Bourla continued.
