[Press release – not published yet] Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 100% effective against Covid-19 in adolescents

Press release: Pfizer-BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Results Of Pivotal Covid-19 Vaccine Study In Adolescents

Commentaries: The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents – The New York Times AND Covid: Children ‘well protected by Pfizer vaccine’ – BBC AND Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows ‘100% Efficacy’ In Adolescents – NPR AND Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens – Associated Press AND Pfizer and BioNTech say vaccine prevents Covid-19 in adolescents – STAT

Commentaries on Twitter

https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1377376427239075840

This is really terrific

In trial of 2260 adolescents 12-15 year of age, Pfizer vaccine highly effective at preventing infections

18 infections in placebo group

0 infections in vaccine group

Robust antibody response

No serious side-effects

Looking forward to @US_FDA review https://t.co/VymGXOVb5E

— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) March 31, 2021