The FDA authorizes Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 through 11
FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11On Tuesday, the FDA's vaccine advisers voted 17-0, with one abstention, to recommend EUA for the vaccine, which is formulated at one-third the dose of the vaccine used for people 12 and older.
The White House says it has a plan already in place for distributing vaccines to children. Vaccines could be administered as soon as the CDC signs off.Read MorePfizer's Covid-19 vaccine was previously authorized for children ages 12 to 15. The vaccine is approved for people age 16 and older.
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