Former FDA chief says COVID vaccine could soon be approved for children

On Sunday's variation of "Face the Nation," Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the erstwhile Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, predicted that by Halloween, the bureau could o.k. an exigency usage of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children betwixt the ages of 5 to 11 years old.

On the show, Dr. Gottlieb said by the extremity of September, Pfizer should person information connected its kid vaccines and past perchance could beryllium sent to the FDA "very quickly."

Gottlieb added that the FDA could marque a determination based connected the information successful "a substance of weeks, not months," which could past beryllium expected astir 4 to six weeks.

According to CBS News, Dr. Gottlieb sits connected the cause company's committee of directors.

On the show, pediatrician-in-chief astatine Texas Children’s Hospital Dr. James Versalovic agreed with Dr. Gottlieb's timeline connected the vaccines, saying the information connected the proceedings presently being conducted could perchance beryllium submitted successful October.

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccine trials, which are conducted among children ages 6 months to 11 years astatine the hospital, are connected track, "they're moving up well" and the "children are getting a antithetic dosage, but it's harmless and effective."