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The Food and Drug Administration’s has authorized the use of the Pfizer three dose vaccine for children ages six months to four-years-old, and the Moderna two dose vaccine for children six months to five-years-old on Friday.
President of the Michigan State Medical Society Thomas Veverka, MD, FACS, responded to the FDA’s announcement.
“The FDA has properly studied the safety and efficacy of these vaccines in this age cohort and the results are clear: the benefits of the vaccine greatly outweigh any risks. The vaccine is safe, effective, and the best way to keep our youngest children healthy and safe,” Veverka said. “We encourage parents everywhere to act to get their children vaccinated and protected as soon as possible.”
Veverka said the Michigan State Medical Society will fully support the FDA’s decision to authorize the use of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children five and under.
“For nearly a year and half now, a lot of families with very young children have been waiting anxiously for this day to come, so it’s a huge relief to finally be able to say almost every American can now receive the critical protection against COVID-19 that these vaccines offer,” Veverka said.