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Pfizer testing third COVID-19 vaccine dose for kids under 5

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5- to 11-year-olds, one that’s a third of the dose given to everyone else 12 and older.For children younger than 5, Pfizer is testing an even smaller dose, just 3 micrograms or a tenth of the adult dose.RELATED: About 900,000 kids got COVID-19 vaccine in first week, White House saysResearchers analyzed a subset of youngsters in the study a month after their second dose to see if the tots developed levels of virus-fighting antibodies that were similar to teens and young adults who get the regular shots.Youngsters under age 2 had similar antibody levels, but the immune response in 2- to 4-year-olds was lower, Pfizer vaccine research chief Kathrin Jansen said Friday in a call with investors.So the study is being expanded to evaluate three of.

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