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Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

Only about 6% of youngsters ages 6 months through 4 years had gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  1. 12News Now Beaumont

    Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children under 5 is 73% effective (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The new update analyzed COVID-19 diagnoses between March and June in Pfizer’s ongoing study of the three-dose vaccine.

  2. FOX 35 Orlando

    Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Only about 6% of youngsters ages 6 months through 4 years had gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

  3. Forbes

    Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Is 73% Effective In Young Children, Study Finds (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The three-dose vaccine was most effective in children ages 6 months to 2 years, with a 75.8% efficacy rate, according to the study.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Pfizer's COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as Omicron spread in the spring.

  5. FOX Business

    Pfizer and BioNTech COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in children under 5, according to new data (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID vaccine was approved for use in children under 5 years old in June, and new studies have shown the vaccine to be 73.2% effective within that age group.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Pfizer says its COVID shots are 73 percent effective in children under 5 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Pfizer's says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring.

  7. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Pfizer COVID Shots 73% Protective in Kids Under 5 (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer's modified COVID-19 vaccine for use in children under 5 was 73% effective in shielding them from infection during the Omicron surge this

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Shot 73% effective in under-5 patients, Pfizer study shows (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday.

  9. Southern Minnesota

    Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in youngest children (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday.

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