On the 17th, the FDA = US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization to extend the coverage of Pfizer and Moderna's new coronavirus vaccine to children after 6 months of age.
In the United States, Pfizer's "5 years and older" has been the youngest target age for the new coronavirus vaccine.
On the 17th, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization to extend the Pfizer vaccine from 6 months to under 5 years of age and Moderna from 6 months to under 18 years of age.
For these two vaccines, a committee of FDA's external experts has unanimously concluded that "the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks" for children 6 months and older, with FDA approval. Is based on this recommendation.
Pfizer's vaccine is 3 times as much as an adult for 6 months to under 5 years of age, and Moderna's vaccine is 1/4 of an adult for 6 months to under 6 years of age. Vaccine is given twice, half the amount of adults for 6 to 12 years old, and the same amount as adults for 12 to 18 years old.
In the future, if the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally recommends vaccination, children after 6 months of age will be able to receive the new coronavirus vaccine.