I was able to secure appointments for 5-11 this morning thru Walgreens and CVS also had appts. This will leave just my 2 year old unvaccinated in our family. Thank you for your helpful updates 💛
I'm still waiting for FDA full approval for age 12 in order to vaccinate our daughter (this is what her father and I agreed to). Do you have any information about when/if this will happen? I try searching online for info but haven't found any update and am feeling anxious.
the only difference between EUA and BLA (full license) is follow up time of participants. EUA is a 2 month follow up period and BLA is 6 month. so my guess is full approval will be March
The original Pfizer hold-up wasn't patient follow-up time, but rather information on labeling, and additional studies on shelf-life and storage temperatures. The original short shelf life and extreme freezer requirements were based on the very rapid completion of Phase 3 trials, during which, in a normal Phase 3 duration, they'd have looked at these issues. Getting the mRNA vaccines out as fast as they did was an absolute masterstroke, but it complicated some of the messaging..
@Carolyn, having made that clarification, the fact is, the vaccine, as authorized, is as safe and effective as was stated in the discussions at FDA, CDC and Katelyn's summation. While there's been a lot of concern for "full approval" vs EUA, there's nothing I've found that's worth worrying about: The vaccines are really safe and effective at all ages, now recognized for people from age 5 on up. I would not recommend waiting any longer.
I would be interested in any information that could be shared about the different "buffer" being used in the vaccine. I am having to try and explain why this is not actually a change in the formula and why that shouldn't impact the safety or efficacy of the vaccine. I can see why that is confusing to some, but don't have any great response on that specific issue.
Do you have data on effectiveness of pediatric vaccine after 1st dose and after 2nd dose? If so, can you send me the link. Thank you for all this information!
My 5 year old currently has covid. I’m not sure if I should get him vaccinated as soon as he’s recovered, or if it’s worth waiting a few months to lengthen the amount of time he has immunity?
Current CDC recommendation is to not vaccinate until 90 days post-symptoms. That said, I've not seen guidance for pediatric vaccination following infection but I expect it will be similar.
that’s actually a common misconception. you can get the vaccine as long as you don’t have a fever, your symptoms are improving, and it’s been at least 10 days since infection. if you received monoclonal antibodies for treatment, you must wait 90 days.
I was able to secure appointments for 5-11 this morning thru Walgreens and CVS also had appts. This will leave just my 2 year old unvaccinated in our family. Thank you for your helpful updates 💛
I'm still waiting for FDA full approval for age 12 in order to vaccinate our daughter (this is what her father and I agreed to). Do you have any information about when/if this will happen? I try searching online for info but haven't found any update and am feeling anxious.
the only difference between EUA and BLA (full license) is follow up time of participants. EUA is a 2 month follow up period and BLA is 6 month. so my guess is full approval will be March
The original Pfizer hold-up wasn't patient follow-up time, but rather information on labeling, and additional studies on shelf-life and storage temperatures. The original short shelf life and extreme freezer requirements were based on the very rapid completion of Phase 3 trials, during which, in a normal Phase 3 duration, they'd have looked at these issues. Getting the mRNA vaccines out as fast as they did was an absolute masterstroke, but it complicated some of the messaging..
@Carolyn, having made that clarification, the fact is, the vaccine, as authorized, is as safe and effective as was stated in the discussions at FDA, CDC and Katelyn's summation. While there's been a lot of concern for "full approval" vs EUA, there's nothing I've found that's worth worrying about: The vaccines are really safe and effective at all ages, now recognized for people from age 5 on up. I would not recommend waiting any longer.
Thanks for your reply. If ages 12 to 17 got EUA approval in May 21, I thought they would get full approval by November?
I would be interested in any information that could be shared about the different "buffer" being used in the vaccine. I am having to try and explain why this is not actually a change in the formula and why that shouldn't impact the safety or efficacy of the vaccine. I can see why that is confusing to some, but don't have any great response on that specific issue.
Do you have data on effectiveness of pediatric vaccine after 1st dose and after 2nd dose? If so, can you send me the link. Thank you for all this information!
My 5 year old currently has covid. I’m not sure if I should get him vaccinated as soon as he’s recovered, or if it’s worth waiting a few months to lengthen the amount of time he has immunity?
Current CDC recommendation is to not vaccinate until 90 days post-symptoms. That said, I've not seen guidance for pediatric vaccination following infection but I expect it will be similar.
that’s actually a common misconception. you can get the vaccine as long as you don’t have a fever, your symptoms are improving, and it’s been at least 10 days since infection. if you received monoclonal antibodies for treatment, you must wait 90 days.