Vaccines for 5-11 year olds: FDA meeting cliff notes

Today VRBPAC (an external scientific advisory committee to the FDA) voted in favor of the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine for 5-11 year olds. VRBPAC was the second stop in a long process to get the vaccine authorized for emergency use.

This was a much anticipated meeting for two reasons:

1. Originally, the FDA hinted they would not consider an EUA for kids <12 year…