Fda has asked fivezer madurna to increase the size of their trials for children so enroll more kids. The problem is that you would need potentially tens of thousands of people at a trial to be able to pick up rare side effects like miocarditus. Politicians in Maryland are calling on fda to expedite approval, but they say it's still months away.
NPR’s Anya Kamenetz explains how America is sending its kids back to school while delta surges. Politico’s Lauren Gardner has the latest on vaccines for kids.
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