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Monday, November 18
US advisory committee advises booster doses for children 12 to 17 years old
A scientific committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a recommendation for booster dose of Pfizer COVID vaccine – 19 to minors between 12 and 19 years.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent body from the CDC, supported with and one against expanding the recommendation of the booster dose to adolescents of those ages.
The recommendation must now be signed by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to become official.
In the approved text, ACIP advises The additional dose of Pfizer vaccine is administered within five months of receiving the full regimen.
Two days ago, the Food and Drug Administration d and the US ( FDA gave the green light to Pfizer’s booster vaccine for children between 12 Y 15 years.
The measure coincides with the increase in COVID cases in the country as a result of the Omicron variant and the return of millions of students to classrooms after the holidays
Just today, the White House insisted that Students must return to face-to-face education in schools, despite the increase in infections and the resistance of teachers in places like Chica go, where classes in person were suspended this Wednesday.
According to data from The Washington Post, most schools in the US . They returned to face-to-face education on Monday or intend to do so later this week, although there are exceptions in Cleveland, Ohio, Atlanta, Georgia, or Newark, New Jersey.
About 5, 000, 000 of adolescents between 12 Y 15 years are candidates to receive the booster dose , having completed the minimum period of five months since received the complete guideline.
Of the 16, 700, 000 of adolescents in the United States United, about 8, 600, 000 are fully immunized.
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