Anthony Fauci, NIAID director (AP Images)
Covid-19 roundup: Fauci says first graders could have access to vaccine by September — report; EMA begins rolling review of CureVac vaccine
NIAID director Anthony Fauci says kids as young as first grade could be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines by the time school starts in September, per Propublica.
Fauci told Propublica that age de-escalation trials are underway to prove vaccines are safe and effective in children. “I would think by the time we get to school opening, we likely will be able to get people who come into the first grade,” he said.
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