The FDA clears doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5.
An experimental decoy drug that’s designed to lure the coronavirus away from cells is being readied for tests in humans.• Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine can get a single booster of Moderna’s updated formula if it’s been at least two months since their last shot.
• Pfizer’s vaccine requires three initial doses for tots under age 5. Those who haven’t finished that vaccination series will get the original formula for the first two shots and the Omicron-targeted version• Children under 5 who already got all three Pfizer doses aren’t yet eligible for an updated booster. Data expected next month should help the FDA determine if and when those tots need the Omicron-targeted booster.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon, the final step for shots to begin.With coronavirus cases surging and hospitalizations worsening, Los Angeles County once again faces the possibility of a renewed public indoor mask mandate. Just 3% of tots under 2 and nearly 5% of those 2 to 4 have gotten their primary doses so far, according to the CDC.
“Vaccines remain the best defense against the most devastating consequences of disease caused by the currently circulating Omicron variant,” FDA vaccine chiefThe updated vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are combination shots, containing half the original vaccine and half tweaked to match the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains that were dominant until recently. Now descendants of BA.5 are
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