The rate was low: Fewer than 13 cases per one million second doses administered. If expanding the trials were to cause a delay in authorizing vaccines for pediatric use, he said, that would also put children at risk. authorized the Pfizer vaccine on an emergency basis for children ages 12 to 15 in April; so far, the Moderna vaccine has been cleared only for people 18 and older. The American Academy of Pediatrics reported last week that more than four million American young children and adolescents have tested positive for the virus and 346 have died since the outset of the pandemic. — something that former President Donald J. Trump tried to do repeatedly last year as the agency reviewed coronavirus drugs and vaccines.

Source: New York Times July 26, 2021 16:30 UTC