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Sheridan County has added 17 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Sixteen of those cases are lab confirmed and one case is probable. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sheridan County has had 3,542 lab confirmed cases and 1,009 probable cases.
Currently there are 183 active cases in the Sheridan County community and 13 patients are hospitalized suffering from the virus. In the past 24 hours, five patients have recovered from COVID-19.
Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but according to the Associated Press, those shots may not be available until November.
The biopharmaceutical company said Tuesday it provided health regulators with data from a recent study of its vaccine in children 5 to 11 years old. Officials had said previously they would file an application with the FDA to authorize use in the coming weeks.
Once the company files its application, U.S. regulators and public health officials will review the evidence and consult with their advisory committees in public meetings to determine if the shots are safe and effective enough to recommend use.
That process may mean the shots might not be available until closer to Thanksgiving, according to the AP. But it is possible that, depending on how quickly the FDA acts, the shots could become available earlier in November.
The drugmaker and its partner, Germany’s BioNTech, stated they expect to request emergency use authorization of their vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 “in the coming weeks.” The companies also plan to submit data to the European Medicines Agency and other regulators.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention lists Sheridan County’s level of community transmission as HIGH.
More COVID-19 information is available at www.sheridancounty.com/covid-19/.
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Last modified: September 29, 2021