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US to authorise Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15
- Pfizer says vaccine provides protection for age group
- Further testing on younger children is ongoing
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The United States was expected to authorise the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children age 12 and up by early next week, US media reported.
Pfizer has applied for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine for children and teenagers between ages 12 and 15, according to CNN, citing a government official.
“The FDA will have to amend the emergency use authorisation for the vaccine, but the process should be straightforward,” CNN reported on Monday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration was expected to grant that approval by early next week. After the FDA decision, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee will meet to recommend how the vaccine should be used.
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.”
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The Pfizer vaccine is currently authorised for people 16 and older in the United States.
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