COVID Vaccines In Young Children: FDA, Sponsors Estimated Benefits Against Unclear Myocarditis Risk
Executive Summary
US FDA estimated the three-dose primary series of Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine would prevent 364 hospitalizations, while Moderna estimated that a two-dose primary series of mRNA-1273 would prevent 248 hospitalizations and 60 ICU stays.
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