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Overview: Vax forkids may be delayed till November, other developments
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While Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data this week to the Food and Drug Administration on the safety and efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccine in younger children, kids may not be able to get the shots until November, reports say.
The Wall Street Journal, citing an unnamed source, said the companies would submit their application for emergency use authorization in the coming weeks even though they had targeted the end of September. Reuters also reported the companies had not started the official process.
That may mean authorization could be delayed until November, the Journal reported. Reuters reported it could come as early as the end of October....
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► San Diego Unified School District, the second-largest district in California, is mandating vaccination for all staff and students 16 and older. They will be required to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 20.
► The World Health Organization said global COVID-19 cases and deaths dropped by about 10% in the past week, continuing an ongoing decline for the past several weeks. Compared with the week ending Aug. 26, the week ending Monday had 30% fewer cases and 21.2% fewer deaths, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
►New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for medical workers prodded about 55,600 people into getting shots over the past week, raising the partial vaccination rate at hospitals and nursing homes to 92%, according to statistics released by Gov. Kathy Hochul. About 35,600 workers were still poised to leave jobs at hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities to avoid getting vaccinated.
►New polling found older Americans who are vaccinated were far more worried about COVID and taking extra precautions compared to unvaccinated older Americans. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll also found older adults worried about the virus were more likely to say they've felt social isolation or a lack of companionship in the past month. ...
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