[Washington Examiner] White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said Thursday that he is hopeful that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to babies 6 months and older starting in 2022.The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 in late October, meaning that the only group left to gain access to the vaccine includes babies, toddlers, and young children.
"Hopefully within a reasonably short period of time, likely the beginning of next year in 2022, in the first quarter of 2022, it will be available to them," Fauci told Business Insider . "Can't guarantee it — you've got to do the clinical trial."
Pfizer has moved the quickest among its peers with vaccine development, but it has not submitted clinical data yet for children 6 months to 5 years, according to Business Insider .
Both Pfizer and Moderna have reportedly been expanding their clinical trials to test their COVID-19 vaccine for children in this age group, the New York Times reported.