Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
2 years, 10 months ago

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March. “I would say the parents in my office are desperate” to get young kids vaccinated, said Dr. Dyan Hes, who runs a pediatrics practice in New York City, where vaccination rates are high. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement that company scientists believe this age group ultimately will need three of the extra low-dose shots but that FDA action now could let parents begin the vaccination process while awaiting a final decision. The FDA asked Pfizer to begin submitting its application now due to omicron’s “greater toll on children,” an agency spokeswoman said, citing a peak in cases among children under 5. If the FDA clears vaccinations for these youngsters, “that’s going to be really important because all of those hospitalizations and deaths essentially are preventable.” For kids under 5, Pfizer’s study is giving participants two shots three weeks apart, followed by a third dose at least two months later.

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Do kids still need the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Do kids still need the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia?

ABC  

If you're a parent wondering if you should have your child vaccinated against COVID-19, you might have jumped online to find out. The COVID-19 vaccine is not currently recommended for "healthy children", explains Daryl Cheng, an associate professor and immunisation consultant at Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination In the Community. For those children who have previously received COVID-19 immunisation, …

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise
1 year ago

New COVID-19 vaccines available in Australia: Millions urged to get a booster as cases rise

Daily Mail  

New COVID-19 vaccines targeting the current Omicron variant of the virus are available in community pharmacies throughout Australia. Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President Trent Twomey says the new vaccine available on Monday is targeted at the strain of the virus which is currently circulating among the population. 'With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it is important anyone who is …

Few kids are getting the latest COVID shots. Is it misinformation or a lack of access?
1 year, 1 month ago

Few kids are getting the latest COVID shots. Is it misinformation or a lack of access?

Salon  

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, children’s lives were upended. Related The real reason the new RSV shot is hard for some parents to find Today, vaccines are still on the market for children over the age of six months, including a new COVID-19 shot that became available across the country in mid-September and is formulated to target the most prevalent …

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots
1 year, 3 months ago

US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna's updated Covid shots

India Today  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target a recently circulating Omicron variant of the coronavirus, paving the way for the launch later this week of a fall vaccination campaign. Pfizer and Moderna said their updated vaccines, which target the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus, were expected to be available …

Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
1 year, 3 months ago

Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another “tripledemic” like last year when hospitals were overwhelmed with an early flu season, an onslaught of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and yet another winter coronavirus surge. Similar to how flu shots are …

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans
1 year, 8 months ago

Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans

LA Times  

On Tuesday, regulators cleared another booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring. U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make the vaccinations simpler for …

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?
1 year, 11 months ago

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?

LA Times  

Updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available for the youngest children in California, a welcome development for officials hoping to augment vaccine coverage and head off a viral resurgence this winter. “We’re always concerned with lower vaccination rates among children,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, “in particular because, as we’ve seen, some children will still get …

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
2 years ago

FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

LA Times  

Nora Burlingame, 3, is held by her mother, Dina Burlingame, as she celebrates with nurse Luann Majeed after getting a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in June. U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 5. The FDA decided that: • Children under age 6 who’ve already gotten two original doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 …

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5
2 years ago

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

LA Times  

A nurse in Seattle gives a dose of Pfizer’s original COVID-19 vaccine shot to a 20-month-old child in June. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for the initial series of shots for children under age 5. Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as …

EMA gives positive advice over Covid-19 vaccines for children from 6 months
2 years, 2 months ago

EMA gives positive advice over Covid-19 vaccines for children from 6 months

NL Times  

The European Medicines Agency advised the European Commission to approve the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna for use in children from six months old. Currently, Pfizer's vaccine is only allowed for children once they reach five years of age, and the Moderna vaccine can be given to children as young as six years old. Children from six months …

U.S. approves updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5
2 years, 2 months ago

U.S. approves updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5

LA Times  

Modified COVID-19 boosters rolled out last month for Americans 12 and older. The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. The updated boosters are “extremely important” for keeping kids healthy and in school, said Dr. Jason Newland, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Washington …

Covid-19: Pfizer faces backlash for creating pro-vaccine Marvel comic
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: Pfizer faces backlash for creating pro-vaccine Marvel comic

Daily Mail  

Pfizer's Covid vaccine comic was today slammed as 'ethically dubious in the extreme' for trying to appeal to children. It features a grandfather and his family who get a Covid vaccine, the Avengers who represent the Covid vaccines and Ironman who represents the new Covid vaccine, and Ultron who represents Covid's evolution The grandpa is shown waiting at a clinic …

Pfizer seeks EMA approval to give modified Covid vaccine jabs to children
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer seeks EMA approval to give modified Covid vaccine jabs to children

NL Times  

The makers of the Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine want their modified version of the vaccine to be approved for use by children from 5 to 11 years of age in the European market. The new version has been adapted to prevent serious symptoms of Covid-19 caused by infection from newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This week, Comirnaty producers Pfizer and …

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer, Moderna seek authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters for younger children

CNN  

CNN — Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said they completed their submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their updated Covid-19 booster for children ages 5 through 11. Moderna on Friday said it had requested FDA authorization for its updated booster …

Pfizer seeks to expand Omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds
2 years, 2 months ago

Pfizer seeks to expand Omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds

LA Times  

Brody Haber gets his COVID-19 booster at a vaccination clinic in Encino. Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its updated booster shot for children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot for children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-age children are already eligible for kid-size …

A looming COVID risk in California? Schools return with fewer rules, lagging vaccine rates
2 years, 4 months ago

A looming COVID risk in California? Schools return with fewer rules, lagging vaccine rates

LA Times  

First-graders at Ellen Ochoa Learning Center in Cudahy participate in a pep rally on the playground during the first day of school. California schools reopened for the fall semester with loosened COVID-19 protocols and low vaccination rates among younger students, presenting a new test for the trajectory of the pandemic as some experts expect another rise in cases when winter …

Pfizer COVID vaccine 73% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer COVID vaccine 73% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years

Live Mint  

Pfizer said that its COVID vaccine is 73.2% effective in the age group of 6 months to 4 years. The updated data released on Tuesday showed 13 children had COVID-19, at least seven days after receiving a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared with 21 cases in those who received a placebo. The companies also said they were …

Pfizer’s COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5
2 years, 4 months ago

Pfizer’s COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5

LA Times  

New data from Pfizer and BioNTech show their COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective at protecting children younger than 5 as Omicron spread in the spring. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as Omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday. Health authorities authorized the smaller vaccine doses made by Pfizer and its partner …

COVID-19 vaccine Moderna is provisionally approved for kids under 5. This is what we know
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine Moderna is provisionally approved for kids under 5. This is what we know

ABC  

Australian children aged six months to five years old could soon be rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 jab. On Tuesday, Australia's national medical regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, announced Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine could safely be given to young children in doses one-quarter the size of that approved for adults. "The study demonstrated that the immune response to the …

COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults

India TV News  

Highlights US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax vaccine Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults in US Novavax makes more traditional type of shot than three other COVID vaccines available for use in US COVID-19 news : The US is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday …

Just 300,000 children under five years old - less than 1.6% - have got their first Covid jab
2 years, 5 months ago

Just 300,000 children under five years old - less than 1.6% - have got their first Covid jab

Daily Mail  

Barely one in 70 children under five years old have got their first dose of the Covid vaccine despite it being approved last month. But three weeks into the drive a senior White House source told CNN that only 300,000 children have been brought forward for the jab, less than 1.6 percent of the 19million-odd who are eligible. Children aged …

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17
2 years, 6 months ago

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday. Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and adolescents. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the shots — full-strength doses for children ages 12 …

2 million California kids are now eligible for COVID vaccine. How many will get it?
2 years, 6 months ago

2 million California kids are now eligible for COVID vaccine. How many will get it?

LA Times  

Callum Diaz-Cheng, 3, in the arms of his father, Dr. Andrew Cheng, is vaccinated against COVID-19 Tuesday at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. “We’ve been waiting for this for a really long time.” Sofia Espinoza Tam is held by her father, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles pediatrician Dr. Juan Espinoza, while nurse Monica Lopez administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. I’m more …

COVID vaccination of kids under 5 begins: Here’s how to get shots in California
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID vaccination of kids under 5 begins: Here’s how to get shots in California

LA Times  

The next, and final, major phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off this week, with California finally able to secure doses for children under the age of 5. On its own website, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that “due to delays in shipping, vaccine for those 6 months and older may not be available until …

A Covid-19 milestone: Vaccine for kids under 5 in the US
2 years, 6 months ago

A Covid-19 milestone: Vaccine for kids under 5 in the US

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Experts seek to ease parents’ concerns Nearly 40% of those surveyed said they would “wait and see” before vaccinating their young children, 11% said they would get the vaccine for their kids only if required and 27% said they would “definitely not” get the Covid-19 vaccination for their children. …

US opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week
2 years, 6 months ago

US opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can,” Walensky said in a statement. The shots offer young children protection from hospitalization, death and possible long-term complications that are still not clearly understood, …

US to roll out COVID vaccines for youngest children next week
2 years, 6 months ago

US to roll out COVID vaccines for youngest children next week

Al Jazeera  

US to begin vaccinating children as young as six months after CDC clears Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s shots for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna …

CDC recommends Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, clearing the way for vaccinations to begin soon
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC recommends Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, clearing the way for vaccinations to begin soon

CNN  

CNN — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5 on Saturday, clearing the way for vaccinations to be administered soon. “Today is a monumental step forward in our nation’s fight against the virus, with virtually every American now eligible for the protections that COVID-19 vaccines provide,” Biden …

What parents should know about Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

What parents should know about Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5

CNN  

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization on Friday for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for young children. Just 18% of parents of children under 5 said they would vaccinate their child against Covid-19 as soon as a vaccine became available, according to an April Kaiser Family Foundation Vaccine Monitor survey. Nearly 40% of …

Q&A: What parents should know about COVID-19 shots for the youngest children
2 years, 6 months ago

Q&A: What parents should know about COVID-19 shots for the youngest children

LA Times  

Vials are filled with Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 at a plant in Puurs, Belgium. “We’ve successfully immunized millions of children and adolescents to protect them from COVID-19,” said committee member Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, an infectious-disease epidemiologist at Stanford University. Moderna’s vaccine is two shots, each a quarter of its adult dose, given about four weeks …

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
2 years, 6 months ago

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the way Saturday for the nation’s youngest children to gain protection against COVID-19 with two vaccines specially formulated for recipients as young as 6 months. “We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. …

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The FDA also authorized Moderna’s vaccines for school-aged children and teens; CDC’s review is next week. While young children generally don’t get as sick from COVID-19 as older kids and adults, their hospitalizations surged during the omicron wave …

US Approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines for Youngest Children
2 years, 6 months ago

US Approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines for Youngest Children

News 18  

The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in the youngest children, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries. The agency authorized Moderna’s two-dose vaccine for children aged six months to five years, and three doses of Pfizer’s shots for those between six months and four years …

Covid Vaccines For Children Under-Five Received US FDA Nod
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid Vaccines For Children Under-Five Received US FDA Nod

News 18  

A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries. Opening the discussion, senior FDA scientist Peter Marks said that despite studies showing the majority of children have now been infected with the coronavirus, the high rate of hospitalizations among …

US: FDA authorises COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

US: FDA authorises COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden says jabs could be rolled out to that age group as early as next week, pending CDC approval. The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised two COVID-19 vaccines for children under five, opening the door to vaccinating millions of the country’s youngest children once the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees. US President Joe …

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

LA Times  

Rebecca Kellen, 7, looks away as she gets her COVID-19 booster at a vaccination clinic hosted by Los Angeles County Public Health at Balboa Sports Complex in Encino on May 21. U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. There’s one step left: The Centers for …

FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for younger children

CNN  

CNN — The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. “I’m really pleased that we’ve reached this kind of milestone,” said committee member Dr. Ofer Levy, of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, who also likened the moment to when Covid-19 vaccines previously were authorized for other age groups. “Having vaccine …

US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers
2 years, 6 months ago

US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers

India TV News  

Highlights Pfizer’s shots had previously been the only ones available for those ages Now, U.S. kids under the age of 5 are eligible for the shots Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday or Tuesday U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. There’s one step …

America's FDA panel backs Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children under five. Here's what that means
2 years, 6 months ago

America's FDA panel backs Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children under five. Here's what that means

ABC  

Children under the age of five could start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the United States within days, after federal regulators took a major step towards approving shots from Pfizer and Moderna. Kawsar Talaat — an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of public health, who led one of Pfizer's trial sites — said: "I think it's going to be …

FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

Associated Press  

The first COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday. “This is a long-awaited vaccine,” said one panel member, Dr. Jay Portnoy of Children’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. “There are so many parents who are absolutely desperate to get this vaccine and I think we owe it to them to give them a choice …

FDA approves covid vaccines in children aged six months to five years
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA approves covid vaccines in children aged six months to five years

Daily Mail  

Covid vaccines for the youngest Americans could be rolled out in a matter of days after the Food and Drug Administration recommended approving both the Moderna and Pfizer shots, despite some experts warning that they are not needed for children under the age of five. The vote on Wednesday is the first stage of the four-part process that will Some …

US Panel Recommends Moderna Covid Vaccine for Children Six and Up
2 years, 6 months ago

US Panel Recommends Moderna Covid Vaccine for Children Six and Up

News 18  

A panel of US medical experts on Tuesday recommended the Moderna Covid vaccine for use in children aged six through 17. Formal authorization should soon follow, at which point families will have a second option against the coronavirus, as Pfizer’s vaccine was given the greenlight for teens and younger children last year. After weighing available data, 22 experts convened by …

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

CNN  

CNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorizations forthe Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months. All 21 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted “yes” in response to the question: “Based on the …

FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA moves closer to authorizing COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

LA Times  

A 5-year-old received a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Los Angeles in May. “This is a long-awaited vaccine,” said one panel member, Dr. Jay Portnoy of Children’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, opened the meeting with data showing a “quite troubling surge’’ in young children’s hospitalizations during the Omicron wave, and noted …

Parents of children under 5 react to possible Covid-19 vaccines availability
2 years, 6 months ago

Parents of children under 5 react to possible Covid-19 vaccines availability

CNN  

CNN — Rohit Kumar Rai and his wife have both lost family members in India to Covid-19, so they know how serious the disease can be. “Our best pathway of getting back to normal is this vaccine.” She knows she can get sick Sometimes, even when she is playing outdoors, Sarah Enders’ 4-year-old daughter chooses to wear a mask. “You …

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for ages 6-17

CNN  

CNN — Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided unanimously Tuesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to include older children and teens, ages 6 to 17, saying it would offer more benefits than risks. All 22 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted “yes” in …

Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot appears effective in kids under 5, FDA says
2 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot appears effective in kids under 5, FDA says

LA Times  

Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective for children under 5, a key step toward a long-awaited decision to begin vaccinating the youngest Americans. Kids under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. Late last week the FDA posted a similar analysis …

FDA advisers to weigh expanding Covid-19 vaccines to younger kids
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA advisers to weigh expanding Covid-19 vaccines to younger kids

CNN  

CNN — Several months after older children became eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19, the United States might be just days away from offering vaccines to those younger than 5. Pfizer’s data People 5 and older are already eligible for Pfizer/BioNTech’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine and a booster dose – but in Wednesday’s meeting, VRBPAC members will discuss whether to add …

US FDA Says Moderna Covid Vaccine Effective For Children Under Five Years
2 years, 6 months ago

US FDA Says Moderna Covid Vaccine Effective For Children Under Five Years

News 18  

US health authorities confirmed on Friday that data provided by drug-maker Moderna on the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine among very young children were accurate, ahead of a decision next week on whether to authorize two inoculations against the virus in kids aged six months to five years. The Food and Drug Administration, which independently analyzed data from clinical trials …

FDA finds Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective in younger kids
2 years, 6 months ago

FDA finds Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective in younger kids

CNN  

CNN — Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and generated an immune response in children ages 6 months through 17 years that’s comparable to the response in adults, according to documents posted by the US Food and Drug Administration ahead of key meetings of its independent vaccine advisory group. The FDA’s vaccine advisers will evaluate next week Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines for …

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