CDC director on why kids can receive smaller dose of Pfizer's COVID vaccine: "We've done the incredible due diligence to take the time to get it right"
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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told "CBS Mornings" that she, along with an advisory committee, reviewed a lot of data leading up to their recommendation Tuesday that all children ages 5 through 11 get Pfizer's lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine formulated for younger children.
Walensky said some of this data included looking into "the risks of disease, the risks death, of hospitalizations, of long COVID among children" along with how well the vaccines worked and the safety data.
"There were no severe events associated with the safety of this vaccine and in fact, we see the side effects of this vaccine that are very similar to what we've seen in adults, and the most common of which is a sore arm which goes away in about a day or two," Walensky said. "So the overwhelming evidence for parents to really know and understand is that the benefit of this vaccine so much outweighs the risks of COVID itself."
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