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US FDA authorises Moderna, Pfizer updated Covid boosters for 6 months old

Published Thu, Dec 8, 2022 · 11:30 PM
    • The FDA authorisations allow use of Moderna’s bivalent shot in children 6 months through 5 years of age, while the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can be given to those aged 6 months through 4 years.
    • The FDA authorisations allow use of Moderna’s bivalent shot in children 6 months through 5 years of age, while the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can be given to those aged 6 months through 4 years. PHOTO: REUTERS

    THE US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday (Dec 8) authorised updated Covid-19 booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech for children as young as 6 months of age.

    The amended authorisations allow use of Moderna’s bivalent shot in children 6 months through 5 years of age, while the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can be given to those aged 6 months through 4 years.

    Pfizer’s shot can be administered as the third shot for those eligible and have not completed their primary vaccination series, the agency added. REUTERS

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