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COVID-19 vaccines: When can children get vaccinated?

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LOS ANGELES - Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?Not until there’s enough data from studies in different age groups, which will stretch well into next year.The Pfizer vaccine authorized in the U.S.

this month is for people 16 and older. Testing began in October in children as young as 12 and is expected to take several more months.

The Food and Drug Administration will have to decide when there’s enough data to allow emergency use in this age group.Depending on the results, younger children may be enrolled for study as well.Moderna, which is expected to become the second COVID-19 vaccine greenlit in the U.S., began enrolling study participants ages 12 to 17 this month, and will track them for a year.

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