Fauci Says Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine , Could Soon Receive FDA Clearance , for Children Under 5 .<br />CNBC reports chief medical adviser to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon approve coronavirus vaccines for children under 5 years old.<br />My hope is that it’s going to be within the next month or so and not much later than that, <br />but I can’t guarantee that. , Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser, White House, via CNBC.<br />In Pfizer's clinical trials, two doses did <br />not amount to an adequate immune <br />response in 2- to 4-year-olds.<br />Fauci says because of this, younger <br />children are likely to require <br />three doses for ample protection.<br />According to CNBC, if Pfizer's three-dose study is a success, the company intends to submit data to <br />the FDA within the first 6 months of 2022.<br />Thus far, vaccine manufacturers have yet to identify any safety concerns when administering a 3-microgram dose in <br />children 6 months to 4-years-old.<br />Experts say children under 6 in the United States are more vulnerable to the virus, as they are the only age group currently ineligible to receive the vaccine.<br />Sadly, we are seeing the rates of hospitalizations increasing for children zero to 4, children who <br />are not yet currently eligible <br />for Covid-19 vaccination. , Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via CNBC.<br />According to data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus hospitalizations among children under 5 have more than doubled since early December 2021.<br />As of Jan. 8, almost 8 out of every <br />100,000 children under 5 has been <br />hospitalized with COVID-19
