Thu Jun 16, 2022 – 6:09 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The federal government is close to formally approving COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old despite the risks of the shots outweighing the risks of COVID itself for young Americans.
USA Today reported that an “expert panel” for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) voted 21-0 on Wednesday that Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID vaccines were safe and effective for children between the ages of six months and six years, one of the only age groups for which the shots have not yet been approved (the last being newborns to six months).
“This will certainly alleviate a lot of their concerns,” said Children’s Mercy Hospital allergist Dr. Jay Portnoy, referring to parents who fear their children contracting COVID. “I think it was the right vote.” Portnoy was the “patient representative on the committee,” USA Today says.
Another panel with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) will vote on the matter Saturday, with the shots potentially available for the youngest age group yet as soon as next Tuesday.
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