Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency use authorization in U.S. for children 5-11 years old in October, sources say
An empty glass vial which contained the first 5 doses of Pfizer Inc's Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States on December 14, 2020, from the first lot allocated to Northwell Health, is seen after being donated to the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, U.S. March 3, 2021. Jaclyn Nash/National Museum of American History/Handout via REUTERS.
They anticipate the FDA could make a decision on whether the shot is safe and effective in younger children within three weeks of the EUA submission.
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