Pfizer shot looks effective for kids: FDA

By Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone
Updated October 23 2021 - 1:47pm, first published 1:45pm
Full-strength Pfizer COVID-19 shots already are recommended for anyone 12 or older in the US.
Full-strength Pfizer COVID-19 shots already are recommended for anyone 12 or older in the US.

US health regulators say kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in primary school children and cause no unexpected safety issues, as the US weighs beginning vaccinations in youngsters.

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