JUST IN: FDA authorizes the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 and older.
October 12, 2022, 10:55 AMPfizer manufacturing COVID-19 bivalent vaccine for ages 5-11, in Oct. 2022. The U.S. authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.The Pfizer booster has been authorized for children aged 5 and older and the Moderna booster for children aged 6 and older.
"Since children have gone back to school in person and people are resuming pre-pandemic behaviors and activities, there is the potential for increased risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19," Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA, said in a statement. "Vaccination remains the most effective measure to prevent the severe consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death.
Pfizer manufacturing COVID-19 bivalent vaccine for ages 5-11, in Oct. 2022. The U.S. authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.The updated booster specifically protects against the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which account for the majority of COVID-19 infections in the U.S.
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