The drug company Moderna plans to formally request authorization for its vaccine for children under six by the end of the month, meaning regulators could conceivably clear it for use by mid-May. But the two-dose vaccine’s ability to prevent symptomatic Covid cases underwhelmed some outside experts, splitting the public health community over whether the FDA should wait for data on a prospective third shot or just authorize the vaccine in an effort to get young children some level of protection.
Further complicating the situation is that the FDA already rebuffed a competing two-shot vaccine regimen for young people from Pfizer, telling the company to test a three-shot regimen instead. Pfizer is now unlikely to officially seek authorization until June.
That leaves the FDA with the prospect of green-lighting Moderna’s vaccine, only to potentially find out several weeks later that Pfizer’s vaccine performs far better.
Daughter tested positive this morning and feels crappy (she’s 9).
I’ve had a scratchy throat and slight cough for a day or two, but I tested negative. I assume I have it, but a mild version or my body is doing better with it.
Should we end isolation and assume we all have it?
Eh I’d say it’s pretty bold to “assume” you have it if you’re testing negative. How’s allergy season where you are? Scratchy throat and slight cough could be like 87 different things.
My understanding was that the tests have a decent amount of false negatives, but that if you test multiple times over a few days, that should compensate. I could be wrong on this though.