WASHINGTON: The US is expected to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children age 12 and up by early next week, US media reported Monday.
“The FDA will have to amend the emergency use authorisation for the vaccine, but the process should be straightforward,” CNN reported. A spokeswoman for the FDA declined to give details on the approval timeline, telling The Washington Post: “We are working to review this request as quickly and transparently as possible.”The US pharmaceutical giant said in late March it had submitted data from a clinical trial of 2,260 12- to 15-year-olds that showed the vaccine was highly effective and well-tolerated.Moderna is conducting trials of its vaccine in teens, with results expected in the summer, as well as in younger children.
The people most eager to get their shots have, for the most part, already rolled up their sleeves and done so.
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