Yet only a small percentage of them are receiving medication-assisted treatment in jails and prisons. ETĪccording to SAMHSA, nearly 20 percent of incarcerated individuals have reported regular opioid use. The Opioid Crisis & the Criminal Justice System, Wednesday, May 18 at 1 p.m. Only 28 percent of children 5-11 have received the first two shots, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Uptake a challenge: Still, uptake for even the initial two shots for children 5-11 has been lagging, indicating that many parents will not get booster shots for their children either.

“These data reinforce the potential function of a third dose of the vaccine in maintaining high levels of protection against the virus in this age group,” Pfizer said then, adding: “The vaccine was well tolerated with no new safety signals observed.” Now, children 5-11 will be eligible for boosters for the first time.ĭata released by Pfizer last month found a 36-fold increase in the level of neutralizing antibodies against the omicron variant, compared to two doses. Experts have stressed the importance of booster shots for older age groups as a key way to increase protection in the face of waning immunity over time from the initial shots, as well as the increased evasiveness of the omicron variant currently circulating.

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