FDA panel recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

The panel's decision will need to be accepted by the FDA, then go through the same process with the CDC before shots start going out to children.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Danielle Flores

Children ages 12 and older are already eligible for the vaccine.

When authorized, it could affectmore than 28 million children, according to The New York Times.

This means shots could be available to kids ages 5 to 11 as early as next week.

There are also racial disparities in how sick children get from COVID-19.

Of children ages 5 to 11 hospitalized with COVID-19, about one in three will require an ICU admission.