What do we know about covid-19 vaccines in under 5s?

On 18 June 2022, regulators in the US voted to authorise the rollout of Pfizer and Moderna’s covid-19 vaccines to children under the age of 5, meaning that the jabs will now be available to an estimated 20 million babies and toddlers.1 The decision sees the US join Argentina, Bahrain, Chile, China, Cuba, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela in offering covid-19 vaccines to the youngest age category.2 Regulators in Europe are predicted to follow in the coming weeks.Commissioners at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that vaccinating under 5s will provide vital protection against hospital admissions and death, with Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, describing it as “a milestone.”But not all scientists are convinced that vaccinating under 5s will make a meaningful difference in tackling the pandemic.“The risk of severe covid-19 in children is very, very low in…
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