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

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

Many parents have been pushing for an expansion of shots to toddlers and preschoolers, especially as the omicron wave sent record numbers of youngsters to the hospital. Pfizer on Wednesday asked the US to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to … Read more

U.S. FDA advisers back Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine for children but with lower dose–check details here

U.S. FDA advisers back Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine for children but with lower dose–check details here

China, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates are some of the few countries that have cleared covid vaccines for children (Photo: IE) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 as it says the benefits of the vaccine outweighs the … Read more