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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]back to the topic...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/21/biden-kids-vaccine-covid-00026798

[i]Administration health officials had once hoped to authorize first shots for young children at the beginning of this year. But scientific setbacks and broader practical concerns within the Food and Drug Administration have slowed progress, the people with knowledge of the matter said.

Now, regulators are leaning toward postponing any action until the early summer, arguing that it would be simpler and less confusing to simultaneously authorize and promote two vaccines to the public, rather than green-lighting one on a faster timetable and the other down the road.[/i]

So they are hesitant to approve Moderna because of some sort of made up "confusion" even though Moderna and Pfizer were approved at different times back in 2020?  Makes no sense and incredibly frustration to read knowing that Moderna can theoretically be ready first but has to wait for Pfizer to catch up.[/quote]

Doesn't it give you pause that several European countries have pulled Moderna for use in people under 30? I know they are conducting a trial, but the size is again so small that less common adverse events won't be detected until post-market observations (just like it happened in the much larger adult trials). I had no issue giving my 9yo Pfizer in November, but no way would I give this Moderna shot to an under-5yo.[/quote]

Hooray, thanks for the updates on timeline.  Looks like sources were "three people with knowledge of the matter", including "one senior Biden official".  I understand why the aren't making official statements, but these soft releases in the media are really frustrating (though better than silence).

I can understand the argument to look at the data of both vaccines together, although that looks like at least a month delay to moderna.  Back in 2020, we had NOTHING and elderly were extremely vulnerable to death.  The level of emergency is less for this group, perhaps similar to flu and RSV.  But I wish there were some clearer communication.[/quote]

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