【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, June 21, 2022】The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 18th recommended that parents vaccinate children between the ages of six months and five years with Pfizer’s or Moderna's new COVID vaccine; although the two vaccines are developed by the same technology, they are in different doses. , the number of injections, and the interval between injections are different. Doctors recommend that parents choose the most suitable vaccine for their children. [The CDC officially recommends that children 6 months to 5 years old be vaccinated against the new crown. The picture shows that children in Pennsylvania are vaccinated against the new crown. (Reuters)]

Children from six months to five years old are a group of people in the United States who have not yet been able to receive the new COVID - 19 vaccine. Children's sheltering at home affects the normal work and rest of families, and also makes parents worry that young children may be seriously infected with the epidemic.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official in charge of the new COVID – 19 vaccine program, Peter Marks, said that parents should rest assured that their children will be vaccinated by Pfizer or Moderna.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young children

Pfizer's three-dose children's vaccine can be given to young children between the ages of six months and four years, with a three-week interval between the first and second doses and at least an eight-week interval between the second and third doses.

The dose varies according to the age of the child, ranging from three micrograms (μg or mcg) or 0.03 milliliters (mL) per dose for children under four years of age, 20 micrograms or 0.2 milliliters per dose for children five to 11 years of age, and 30 micrograms or 0.2 milliliters per dose for adolescents and adults. micrograms or 0.3 ml.

Pfizer's research and development staff said that the overall efficacy of the vaccine against mild symptoms in children under five years of age is about 80%, but the research object was only 10 diagnosed children.

According to the Washington Post report, Pfizer said that if only two doses of the childhood vaccine were given, it was only 28% effective in children six months to four years old; the FDA said the vaccine was less effective for infants six months to 23 months old.

Covid-19 vaccine for young children in Modena

Modena's two-dose childhood vaccine can be vaccinated in young children between the ages of six months and five years, with the first and second doses separated by four weeks at a dose of 0.125 milliliters or 25 micrograms; the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the first and second doses of the vaccine are 0.5 ml or 100 micrograms, and the booster injection is 0.25 ml or 50 micrograms.

Moderna said the efficacy of childhood vaccines varied by age, ranging from 51 percent between six months to one year of age and 37 percent between two and five years of age.

The Washington Post reported that Modena was testing a third booster shot for children.

(Source: World News Network)

This website has a free subscription function, please enter your email address and name (any nickname) in the upper right corner of the page. After subscribing, you can receive timely updates of the website. I hope that new and old readers will actively subscribe, so that we have the opportunity to provide you with better services

Please click: Home (wechineseus.com) for more news and content on this website

Follow The Chinese Media's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/wechineseinus

Follow The Chinese Media's Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/wechineseinamerica/