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White House: Vaccination against COVID-19 for children in the US can start from June 21

This is information released by the White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha on June 2.

Mr. Jha told reporters that the US government has had enough COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna to start a childhood immunization program if and when a vaccine is approved.

The US federal government will provide 10 million doses of vaccine to state and local governments to begin mass vaccination of children under 5 years of age.

Pfizer and partner BioNTech on June 1 completed an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to apply for a license for its COVID-19 vaccine for children.

There is currently no approved COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5 in most countries around the world. It is not clear how many people will vaccinate their children because the demand among children aged 5 to 11 is very low.

White House: The vaccination against COVID-19 for young children in the US can start from June 21 - Photo 1.

Vaccination for young children will begin on June 21 at the earliest. (Photo: Reuters)

Moderna in March released trial data showing that its two-dose vaccine was safe and produced the same immune response in children as it does in adults.

FDA independent advisers will discuss the use of the two vaccines in a meeting June 14-15, and the FDA is expected to make a decision shortly after, Jha said. .

Jha noted that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also needs to make recommendations if the FDA approves the vaccine and said, the agency will set a date for the advisory committee meetings. “very, very soon”.

Mr. Jha said, if FDA and CDC approve the vaccine, the vaccinate children small will start “serious” on June 21 at the earliest.

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