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Can children under 12 request a reduced dose of the VOCID vaccine?
Currently in the United States health authorities are vaccinating COVID on people over the age of 12, and as young children begin to resume schoolwork in the vast majority of schools in every corner of the country, one of the questions many Parents concerned about the advancement of coronavirus infections are made, is whether it is possible for their children to have a reduced dose of Pfizer injection.
This appears to be a recurring question among distressed adults trying to find effective ways to protect their young children from the coronavirus, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Through a statement, the FDA clarified this doubt, and was direct in explaining that the doses must be very accurate when administered, so it is currently not possible for simply parents of children under 12 years come close to any provider requesting a lower dose for their little ones.
“Parents may wonder if they can ask their health care providers to vaccinate their children with one of the vaccines currently available outside of uses authorized or approved by the FDA,” the interim commissioner said in her letter. of the FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock, and Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biological Product Research and Evaluation. “Parents should be reminded that the doses of vaccine currently being studied in younger children are not the same doses of vaccine allowed for people 12 years of age or older, or those approved for people 16 years of age or older. majors “.
The FDA wanted to warn and emphasize that although they understand the concern of adults, will have to wait for the indicated dose of vaccination to be presented by pharmacists, and stated that then this body must review and analyze the data, to be sure that they are effective and safe for younger children.
“It is important that clinical trials be completed before vaccinating young children, so that the FDA team can conduct a thorough evaluation and ensure that the data show that the vaccine under consideration works to prevent COVID-19 in young children and it is quite correct for unexpected safety, different from those already observed in adolescents and adults, ”federal officials added in their statement.
So far there is no exact date for the vaccine in children under 12 to be approved, and although it is expected to happen in the coming months, the FDA has urged older adults not to relax basic protective measures against COVID by protect minors.
“Until we authorize or approve a vaccine for this population of young children, it is especially important that parents and other people who interact with children under 12 soon get vaccinated, wear masks, and follow other recommended precautions so we can protect those who still they cannot be protected by vaccination, ”FDA doctors stressed in the joint statement.
“It is important for the public to recognize that because young children are still growing and developing, it is critical that comprehensive and solid clinical trials of appropriate size be completed to assess the safety and immune response to a VOCID vaccine. 19 in this population, ”they concluded.
