COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe For Children Aged 5 – 11, Pfizer Says

Essence Magazine:

By Brooklyn White ·September 20, 2021 Updated

There is hope for a COVID-19 vaccine for young children as they head back to school.

According to study results released this morning, Pfizer and BioNTech have announced positive results following COVID-19 vaccine trials in children aged 5-11. The vaccine was “safe, well tolerated and showed robust neutralizing antibody responses” and administered in two doses, 21 days apart.

The doses were rather low, as 10μg (micrograms) are only

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