WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 20: Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at Go Bigger on Climate, Care, and Justice! on July 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
The Food and Drug Administration has received pressure from Democrat lawmakers to approve the COVID vaccine for children. In a recent letter to the FDA by over 100 Democrats, lawmakers called for the administration to move up its timeline on approval for children, citing the Delta variant.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D) of California tweeted that communication from the FDA is poor and causing parents concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 500 children nationwide have died from COVID since the beginning of the pandemic.
The @US_FDA seems to be oblivious to the urgency that millions of parents with young kids feel about vaccination. Their communication has been very poor. Parents need a timeline. The FDA has still not responded to 108 members of Congress including @katieporteroc & me. https://t.co/sWzTE33gTh
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) August 25, 2021
Lee Savio Beers, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also reached out to the FDA requesting urgency. “In our view, the rise of the Delta variant changes the risk-benefit analysis for authorizing vaccines in children,” wrote Beers.
Khanna stressed the need for a briefing of Congress that discusses a timeline of authorization for vaccines for children.
Source: One America News Network
