Pfizer and BioNTech Target Healthy Kids as Young as 5 for COVID Booster Shot
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they will seek permission to deliver coronavirus booster shots to healthy elementary-age children down to the age of five.
The push comes on the back of a small-scale study delivering new data showing healthy five- to 11-year-olds could benefit from another kid-sized shot. The data has not been published or vetted by independent experts, AP reports.
“Pfizer and BioNTech plan to submit a request for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of a booster dose for children ages 5 through 11 in the U.S. in the coming days,” the companies said in a release.
U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose to protect against the newest variants while the option of a second booster to those 50 and older has already been made available. – READ MORE
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