A panel unanimously recommended Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds, the penultimate step in the process that will allow injections in young children in America.
"We are planning on some vaccinations towards the end of this week," he said, adding that the program will be"really hitting full strength the week of November 8."
The main concern was the risk of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, detected in adolescents and young adults after vaccination with the Pfizer or Moderna shots. "I'm much more worried about what would happen to their child if they get Covid, for patients who don't have heart disease, than I am if they were to get this vaccine," he added.
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