FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters for children as young as 5
(Worthy News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency use authorization for new COVID-19 boosters for children as young as five.
Moderna’s bivalent COVID vaccine, which targets the omicron variant, is authorized for children as young as six while Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine targeting omicron may be administered for children as young as five.
FDA official Dr. Peter Marks said children are at a “potential for increased risk” of COVID as they are back in school this fall. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]
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