Mary Wilson
Well-known member
PUBLISHED FRI, JAN 22 20215:31 PM EST
UPDATED FRI, JAN 22 20216:10 PM EST
Meg Tirrell
Nick Wells
Pfizer said it had fully enrolled its Covid-19 vaccine trial in kids ages 12 to 15, a key step before the vaccine could be used in that age group.
The study, an extension of the one used to support the company’s Emergency Use Authorization of the vaccine in people 16 and older, has enrolled 2,259 kids between 12 and 15, Pfizer told CNBC Friday. Its entry on a government website for clinical trials was updated to note it’s no longer recruiting subjects.
... Trials in younger age groups are necessary to ensure the correct dose, as well as safety and efficacy in those different groups, said Dr. Evan Anderson, a pediatrician at Emory University School of Medicine.
“I am very uncomfortable sending my children back to school, where — despite the best efforts of the school — there is a real risk for contracting Covid-19,” Anderson told CNBC in October.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/pfi...for-kids-ages-12-to-15-is-fully-enrolled.html
UPDATED FRI, JAN 22 20216:10 PM EST
Meg Tirrell
Nick Wells
Pfizer said it had fully enrolled its Covid-19 vaccine trial in kids ages 12 to 15, a key step before the vaccine could be used in that age group.
The study, an extension of the one used to support the company’s Emergency Use Authorization of the vaccine in people 16 and older, has enrolled 2,259 kids between 12 and 15, Pfizer told CNBC Friday. Its entry on a government website for clinical trials was updated to note it’s no longer recruiting subjects.
... Trials in younger age groups are necessary to ensure the correct dose, as well as safety and efficacy in those different groups, said Dr. Evan Anderson, a pediatrician at Emory University School of Medicine.
“I am very uncomfortable sending my children back to school, where — despite the best efforts of the school — there is a real risk for contracting Covid-19,” Anderson told CNBC in October.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/pfi...for-kids-ages-12-to-15-is-fully-enrolled.html
