FDA paves way for kids to receive Pfizer vaccine

  • This photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its covid-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine on Oct. 29. One more regulatory hurdle remains, as advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency’s director expected shortly afterward. (Pfizer via AP FILE)
    This photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its covid-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine on Oct. 29. One more regulatory hurdle remains, as advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make more detailed recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated, with a final decision by the agency’s director expected shortly afterward. (Pfizer via AP FILE)

    WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine.

    The FDA cleared kid-size doses — just a third of the amount given to te…