CDC Director: Halloween Trick or Treat Safe for Kids Outside

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Halloween Trick or Treat shortly before Pfizer’s announcement that it submitted initial data to the Food and Drug Administration to support the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years. Guidance from It should be absolutely safe except this year.

When asked on Sunday at CBS’s “Face the Nation” if children were safe to trick or treat this year, CDC director Rochelle Walensky said, “If you can be outdoors, absolutely To. ”

last year, Health officials were disappointed Even outdoors, it fills with Halloween festivals, citing concerns about social distance. Vaccinations for ages 5-11 are still underway and Pfizer will file an emergency use authorization request as soon as the FDA approves, but this week there are some promising news about COVID-19 rates. increase.

Wednesday, Reported by the World Health Organization The number of new cases and deaths of coronavirus has continued to decline over the past week, with an estimated 3.3 million new infections and approximately 55,000 deaths, both of which are down 10%. This may, in part, help health authorities relax restrictions on holiday meetings for those who can move them out.

“I don’t always go to crowded Halloween parties, but I think we should be able to get the kids to go to trick or treat in small groups,” Warrensky said on Sunday. “I hope we can do that this year,” she said on Sunday.

For Pfizer and its COVID-19 vaccine for children, the company said shots are unlikely to be approved by Halloween, but are likely to be available in November.The vaccine is said to be planned for lower doses Clinical trial, CNBC reported.