Hajdu expects Pfizer to seek COVID-19 vaccine authorization for kids in October
TORONTO —
Well being Minister Patty Hajdu stated she expects a submission from Pfizer within the coming weeks looking for authorization for the corporate’s COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to youngsters underneath 12 years previous.
Talking Tuesday on CTV’s Energy Play, Hajdu stated authorities well being officers have been in fixed contact with Pfizer relating to vaccine knowledge.
“We anticipate that we’ll get a submission, hopefully within the early levels of October,” she stated. “As quickly as we obtain the information from the corporate, the regulators are well-situated to quickly assessment that knowledge.”
The pharmaceutical firm acknowledged final week that its vaccine, created in partnership with BioNTech, is efficient in youngsters aged 5 to 11.
Pfizer examined a a lot decrease dose — a 3rd of the quantity that is in every shot given now — in a examine involving 2,268 kindergarten and elementary school-aged youngsters. After their second dose, the corporate stated these youngsters developed antibody ranges simply as excessive as youngsters and younger adults getting the regular-strength pictures, Dr. Invoice Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice-president, informed The Related Press.
The child dosage additionally proved secure, with comparable or fewer momentary unintended effects that teenagers expertise, akin to sore arms, fever or achiness, he stated.
The information could also be welcome to folks of younger youngsters who’ve just lately begun the college 12 months with the extremely contagious Delta variant spreading within the nation.
With information from The Related Press