Pfizer and BioNTech completed their request to the FDA to approve their Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 12
12/17/2021 08:10 AM ESTPfizer and BioNTech completed their request to the Food and Drug Administration to approve their Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 12, the companiesThe companies submitted Phase III clinical trial data to FDA as a supplemental application for their vaccine, which is
. In the new data, their vaccine was 100 percent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in children who received the vaccine up to four months after their second dose. All children who developed Covid-19 in the trial had received the placebo.The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is the only vaccine to receive full FDA approval so far. It's also the only vaccine available for younger children.
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