Pfizer says its COVID jab safe for children aged 5-11

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine safe for children aged 5-11

FRANKFURT - Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine was safe and produced a robust immune response in children aged five to 11, adding that they would seek regulatory approval shortly."In participants five to 11 years of age, the vaccine was safe, well tolerated and showed robust neutralising antibody responses," US giant Pfizer and its German partner said in a joint statement.

Both the Pfizer and Moderna jabs are already being administered to adolescents over 12 and adults in countries around the globe. The 10 microgram dose was "carefully selected as the preferred dose for safety, tolerability and immunogenicity" for that age group, the statement said.The side effects were "generally comparable to those observed in participants 16 to 25 years of age", it added.

Pfizer and BioNTech are also trialling their vaccine on infants aged six months to two years, and on children aged two to five.

 

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