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De Blasio urges speedy FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine on kids 5-11, no vaccine mandate for students yet

By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech Posted on September 20, 2021
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Despite a new trial study finding the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine works on children between the ages of 5 and 11, it does not look like Mayor Bill de Blasio will issue a vaccine mandate for public school students anytime soon. 

On Monday, the pharmaceutical company said early findings of a long-awaited study showed the vaccine was safe for children as young as five years old and that side effects to the inoculation were similar to those seen in 16 to 25-year-olds. 

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De Blasio urges speedy FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine on kids 5-11, no vaccine mandate for students yet

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