
Benefits of Covid vaccine outweigh risks in teens, CDC tells advisers
CNN
The benefits of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine outweigh any harms, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told the agency's vaccine advisers Wednesday.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is holding a public meeting to discuss whether to recommend Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for use in youth as young as 12. The US Food and Drug Administration extended its emergency use authorization for the vaccine in 12-15-year-olds Monday. ACIP is being asked: "Should vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (2-doses, IM) be recommended for persons 12-15 years of age under an Emergency Use Authorization?"
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











