CDC Signs Off on COVID Vaccine Boosters , for Kids Ages 5–11.<br />CNN reports that on May 19, the CDC's <br />Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)... .<br />... voted in support of recommending an additional Pfizer shot for 5- to 11-year-olds who've received their first two doses.<br />The vote was 11-1 with 1 abstention.<br />CNN reports that the FDA authorized <br />the booster dose earlier this week.<br />Children within this age group are advised to wait at least five months after receiving their two-dose regimen before getting a booster shot.<br />CNN reports a fourth dose is recommended for children who are immunocompromised. .<br />According to Pfizer, a trial of 4,500 children ages 5-11 showed Omicron-fighting antibodies were 36 times stronger upon receiving a booster.<br />The company also says <br />no new safety issues were detected.<br />On May 16, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported that COVID cases in U.S. children rose 76% <br />the previous week compared to two weeks prior.<br />CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky gave opening remarks before the ACIP's vote.<br />The sadness I feel for <br />lives lost, the families <br />devastated and the <br />communities changed <br />is steep. We have the <br />tools we need to protect <br />these people from severe <br />disease and prevent any <br />more tragic deaths, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, via opening remarks <br />before the ACIP's vote, via CNN
