Today during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) a group of independent experts voted 14-0 to recommend using Pfizer's two-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 12 to 15 years old.This was the last green-light needed for the vaccine, which can now be administered to all people 12 and up, as soon as ACIP's formal recommendation is sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later today.
The move makes another 17 million Americans eligible for vaccination."This is another way to get closer to ending this horrible pandemic," said ACIP member Camille Kotton, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.Reassuring safety dataDuring the meeting, officials from the CDC also clarified that the