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COVID-19: CDC Advisory Panel Endorses Use Of Pfizer Vaccine In Children 12 And Up COVID-19: CDC Advisory Panel Endorses Use Of Pfizer Vaccine In Children 12 And Up
Covid-19: CDC Advisory Panel Endorses Use Of Pfizer Vaccine In Children 12 And Up A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to move forward with the approval process for the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine among children between the ages of 12 and 15. By a 14-0 vote on Wednesday afternoon, May 12, the CDC panel recommended the use of the Pfizer vaccine in children 12 and up, with the decision now moving forward to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky for final approval. Once approved by Walensky, which is expected to happen quickly, it will be at states’ discretion about whether or not to move forward vaccinating children. …

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