Pfizer's child-sized vaccine fails to produce expected immunity in younger kids; company adds third dose to trials

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Pfizer's child-sized vaccine fails to produce expected immunity in younger kids; company adds third dose to trials

Fri, 2021-12-17 23:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer will test third Covid-19 vaccine dose in children under 16 Pfizer is including a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine in trials of the vaccine in children under 16, the company announced Friday. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a>, <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a> and <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha">Veronica Rocha</a>, CNN CNN

(CNN) Vaccine maker Pfizer said Friday that trials of its vaccine in children ages 2 to 5 show it did not provide the expected immunity in kids this age and it is adding a third dose to the regimen.

The company decided to add the third dose for all children and babies ages 6 months to 5 years after its independent outside advisers took a look at the data so far. ...

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