Watch Live: CDC advisory committee votes on Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids as young as 12
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A CDC advisory committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids between the ages of 12 and 15. The vote comes two days after the Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the vaccine to children in this age range.
The vaccine had previously been authorized for ages 16 and up. After Monday's FDA decision, a handful of cities started offering shots to kids as young as 12, but most communities were waiting for the CDC advisory committee to sign off on the move, The Associated Press reported.On May 7, health influencer Paul Saladino, M.D.. posted a video to his X account that promoted feeding "raw dairy" to infants. The post received over 90,000 views and sparked strong backlash before it was removed the following day. Saladino regularly advocates for "animal-based" diets featuring raw milk, including on his TikTok channel where he has over half a million followers.
Everywhere you look, things are getting more complicated. Our phones have over a thousand settings. Showerheads come with apps. Cars have touchscreens. Ovens have touchscreens. "There's no doubt that 'featuritis' is real," said design consultant Jakob Nielsen. "Most of these things are too complicated."
New research is adding to the evidence linking ultra-processed foods to health concerns. The study tracked people's habits over 30 years and found those who reported eating more of certain ultra-processed foods had a slightly higher risk of death — with four categories of foods found to be the biggest culprits.