Fauci says children younger than 4 will get three doses of COVID vaccines

The White House said Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine regime for kids younger than 4 years old will likely be 3 doses when it’s approved — and vowed to make millions more hard-to-find Pfizer anti-viral pills available in coming months.

Two clinical trials of the Pfizer vaccine on children ages 6 months to 2 years old, and ages 2 to 4 are underway but the older age group hasn’t yet met standards, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a press conference.

“Dose and regimen for children 6 months to 24 months worked well but it turned out the other group from 24 months to four years did not yet reach the level of non-inferiority so the studies are continued,” Fauci said, referencing effectiveness standard comparison to adults.

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