Pfizer has asked the FDA to authorize a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old
Pfizer and partner BioNTech made the request after testing found the extra dose produced a strong immune response and was safe
Children are less likely to become infected with Covid-19; a 6-year-old girl received a Covid-19 vaccine in December in Stamford, Conn.Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE asked U.S. health regulators to authorizeThe request Tuesday to the Food and Drug Administration comes after the companies said earlier this month that a third shot safely generated a strong immune response in the youngsters, including significantly increased antibody levels against the Omicron variant.
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