Time for Kids - USA (2021-11-12)

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Murthy oversees the Commissioned

Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.

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TFK TALKS TO DR. MURTHY

THESE INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN EDITED FOR LENGTH AND CLARITY

FDA CHIEF Dr. Janet Woodcock says

she’s “in charge of making sure that

everything at the FDA runs correctly.”

TFK Kid Reporter Via

Ryerson speaks with the

acting commissioner of
the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration (FDA),

Dr. Janet Woodcock.

What does it mean that the FDA
authorized emergency use of the
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids?
“Emergency use” is a special
authority we have that Congress
provided to get things out
quickly, but with the same level of
carefulness. We looked at the data on
the pediatric vaccine. We looked at
safety. We looked at effectiveness.
We had an advisory committee

TFK Kid Reporter Lucy
Sandor speaks with the

U.S. surgeon general,

Dr. Vivek Murthy.

What is the surgeon general?
The surgeon general is an individual
who is charged with making sure
that people all over the country have
access to good, accurate information
based on science, so they can make
good decisions for themselves and
their families about their health.
The most important job the surgeon
general has is to make sure that he or
she is doing everything possible to
help people around our country stay
healthy and safe.

meeting and got expert input.

And those advisors voted

very, very positively.

Why did the FDA approve the

vaccine for adults before kids?

That’s a common way to develop

vaccines for diseases that affect

adults as well as kids. And in this

case, adults are the worst-affected

by COVID-19. So it made sense to

test these vaccines first in adults.

How will the FDA make sure

everyone can get the vaccine?

It will be available in pediatricians’

offices and at primary care doctors.

But unfortunately, there are a lot

of kids who don’t have that kind

of care. So different clinics and

What is your favorite part of

your job?

I’m actually doing it right

now. It’s having a chance to

talk to young people across

the country, to hear about what’s on

their mind and to understand what

kinds of questions they have.

What do you think we should know

about the pandemic?

I know that this pandemic has

been tough on everyone. But I do

want people to know that we’re

making a lot of progress. We have

190 million people in our country

who are now protected against

COVID because they’ve been fully

vaccinated. That’s a big deal. And

now that we have a vaccine for

pharmacies will offer vaccination.

There will be other attempts to

make sure any kid whose parent

or guardian wants to get them

vaccinated has an opportunity.

kids under 12 years old, 28 million

more people in our country will

have a chance to get vaccinated

and protected. There will be

better days ahead.

TFK Kid Reporters have been covering COVID-19 throughout the pandemic.

Go to timeforkids.com for longer versions of these Q&As and past interviews

with (from left) Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, and Dr. Leana Wen.

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