Explaining the decision to delay hearing for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for young kids
Updated: 5:02 PM EST Feb 11, 2022
>> THE FDA ANNOUNCED A SHORT TIME AGO IT WILL WAIT FOR MORE DATA BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN. 5 HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DR. SIMONE WILDES, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT SOHUT SHORE HEALTH. >> THE FDA WAS SCHEDULED TO ETME TUESDAY TO REVIEW PFIZER’S APPLICATION FOR A TWO-DOSE VACCINE BUT HOURS AGO, THE AGENCY SAID, IT NEEDS MORE TE “N DEWATA HAVE RECENTLY EMERGED.” HOW UNUSUAL IS THAT? AND WHAT COULD IT MEAN? >> IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC TO DISCUSS. THE ROLE OF THE FDA IS TO EVALUATE AND ASSESS DGSRU TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. IT IS REALLY NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE FDA DTOELAY THE PROCESS IF THEY HAVE NEW ADDITIOLNA INFORMATION. THE KEY THING IS, I WOULD NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BE ALARMED. IS SOMETHING THEY’RE TRYING TO DO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE. >> SOME PARENTS MAY SEE THIS STORY AND WONDER IS TREHE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VACCINE? WHAT WOULD YOU KELI THEM TO KNOW? >> AS A PANTRE MYSELF, I CAN REASSURE TMHE THAT THE FDA IS SIMPLY DOING THEIR JOB CHECKING EVERYTHING, MAKING SEUR AGAIN THAT THE VACCINE IS GOING TO BE SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND EFFECTIVE. THERE IS NO NEED FOR ALARM. >> WE KNOW PFIZER IS CURRENTLY TESTING A THREE-DOSE VACCINE FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS. HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING NEW ABOUT THOSE TRIALS? >> RHTIG NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REALLY EXCITING NEWS FOR ALL OF US THE BABIES AND TODDLERS ARE CLOSER TO GETTING THERE VACCINE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE OUT LATER, SO LET’S STAY POSTED TO SEE WHAT IT IS THEY HAVE FOR US. >> A LOT OF FAMILIES HAD HOPED TO HAVE A VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR KIDS UNDER 5 AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH. IS THAT UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN N?OW >> I DON’T THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE VACCINES AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH. THE DATAS I SAYING WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING BY EARLY APRIL. THE KEY THINGS I LET’S NOT GET STUCK ON THE DATE. LET’S FOLLOWHE T DATA. WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE SAFE. WE HOPE TO SEE IT SOON, BUT LET’S NOT GET FOCUSED ON APRI
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Explaining the decision to delay hearing for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for young kids
Updated: 5:02 PM EST Feb 11, 2022
“We hope to see it soon, but let’s not get fixated on April now,” said Dr. Simone Wildes.
“We hope to see it soon, but let’s not get fixated on April now,” said Dr. Simone Wildes.
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