UCSF Researchers Say Vaccine For 5-11 Year Olds Appears Safe And Effective

San Francisco CA

26 October, 2021

6:25 PM

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By Anlan Cheney, Mission Local October 25, 2021 Researchers from the University of California San Francisco expressed enthusiastic support for Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old and walked through the Pfizer data on Monday morning with their Latino Task Force partners. "I will be bringing my 6 year old [to be vaccinated] when it's time," said Dr. Carina Marquez, a UCSF professor and epidemiologist. "I think the benefits of this vaccine certainly outweigh the risks, and I think the data supports its use." The risks were minor, she pointed out in a review of the data Pfizer submitted to gain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.