Nearly 28 million children in the U.S. are newly eligible to be protected by COVID-19 vaccination. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children 5‒11. Mayo Clinic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices strongly recommend that children 5‒11 be vaccinated for COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines have been used under the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history. This includes studies in children 5‒11. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been found to be safe and 91% effective in clinical trials for children 5‒11.
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