COVID-19 Vaccines
FDA reviews of the Moderna and Pfizer- BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccines found them to be as effective for children 6 months to 5 years as in older children and young adults. No cases of myocarditis were experienced in this age group during trials.
• 76.8% for children 6 to 11 years • 36.8% for toddlers 2 to 5 years • 50.6% for infants 6 to 23 months Note: Only the results for children 6 months to 5 years were during an Omicron dominant period. The results are based on preliminary results and may not represent the actual effectiveness. The FDA expanded use of both mRNA vaccines to all patients 6 months and older. The CDC expanded their COVID-19 vaccination recommendations to include the same age groups.
An analysis of data from a Qatar healthcare database found effectiveness against the Omicron BA.2 variant to be:
Sanofi and GSK announced that in the 247 patient, Phase III, COVIBOOST trial (NCT05124171), a booster dose after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine resulted in a 10-fold increase in antibody titers in:
Pfizer announced that in the 28-day, 1,153 patient, Phase II/III, EPIC-SR trial (NCT05011513), treatment with nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir did not increase resolution of symptoms compared to placebo in patients with COVID-19, who were at standard risk for developing severe COVID-19. 10/7/2022 02:30:45 am
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