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Will US kids be eligible for COVID vaccine by Thanksgiving? Pfizer seeks FDA approval
Pfizer and BioNTech have officially asked the FDA to approve their COVID-19 vaccine for use in kids ages 5-11. If approved, more than 28 million kids nationwide will be eligible for the shots, likely sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenPfizer and BioNTech have officially asked the FDA to approve their COVID-19 vaccine for use in kids ages 5-11. If approved, more than 28 million kids nationwide will be eligible for the shots, likely sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving. The FDA will likely discuss the request at its next meeting on October 26. This comes at a time when COVID cases in children rival those of adults in some areas of the country.
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1 of 5COVID vaccines for kids in US could be coming, plus where to eat during DineLA Restaurant Week- 0:00Will US kids be eligible for COVID vaccine by Thanksgiving? Pfizer seeks FDA approvalYou’re reading this
- 9:34World Health Organization approves first-ever malaria vaccine. Can it be a game-changer?
- 17:40UK gripped by labor shortages and supply chain disruptions post-Brexit
- 26:19LDS church has a strict hierarchy, but a small faction is bucking the leadership on COVID vax
- 41:03Check out these steakhouses and Italian spots during DineLA (Oct. 1-15): Matú, Gwen, Rossoblu, and more