Pfizer Seeks Emergency Authorization for New Ages 5-to-11 Booster
September 27, 2022 4:41AM EDT
Finn Washburn, 9, receives an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, as his sister, Piper Washburn, 6, waits her turn. The U.S. entered a new phase Wednesday in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with shots now available to millions of elementary-age children. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC and ONN) – Younger children may soon be able to get an updated booster shot, much like the new Pfizer vaccine being made available to the 12-and-older crowd.
The same company has requested emergency authorization from the FDA to begin offering boosters to kids ages 5 to 11.
And Cleveland Clinic Doctor Kimberly Guiliano says some youngsters can get another shot two months after the previous one.
She says kids can go longer than two months if they’re healthy and in a healthy household.
