Dr. Anthony Fauci he told CNN’s Wolf speed camera Wednesday night expects vaccines for children under 12 to be approved in the coming weeks.
With schools reopening soon, Blitzer asked Fauci when he expects children ages 5 to 11 to be vaccinated.
“We look forward to it as soon as possible, Wolf,” Fauci said. “Right now the data is being collected … We should have enough data to examine it and make a decision as we get to the end of September, the beginning of October. Then the data will be presented to the FDA and the FDA will determine if they will grant this under an emergency use authorization or some other mechanism. “
He estimated that they will get data “in at least one of the companies” later this month.
Asked if he will be allowed before Thanksgiving, Fauci said, “I hope so, Wolf.”
“You don’t want to get ahead of the FDA. They are an independent organization. They will do their thing. They do it very well. They preserved the safety of the people of this country with interventions like vaccines and also determine if it is effective. I hope it is done quickly so that we can vaccinate younger children. “
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