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COVID-19 vaccine for young children will undergo Rigorous Authorization Process with FDA

CNN Reports that about 18 million children under the age of 5 in the United States could soon be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine -- but first, the child-sized shot must go through a rigorous authorization process that's taking a different path than the Covid-19 vaccines that came before. Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had initiated a rolling submission to the US Food and Drug Administration […]

todayFebruary 8, 2022

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FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year olds

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as schools reopen after the holiday break amid the omicron variant surge. In a release, the FDA also said it has amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus to also shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer vaccine and a booster dose to at least […]

todayJanuary 5, 2022

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 12-15 Years Old

Children aged 12 to 15 years old will now be eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA expanded its emergency use authorization on May 10, Monday night. The move wasn't exactly a surprise—it's been rumored for months—and comes as welcome news for parents eager to get their kids a COVID vaccine as schools reopen around the country—and summer camp looms. “The FDA's expansion of the emergency use […]

todayMay 12, 2021

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