Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine in children under 6

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Moderna, a US biotech company, announced on Thursday that it had submitted an emergency use authorization request for its Covid vaccination for children aged six months to under six years in the United States. Very young children are the only group that are yet to be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States … Read more

Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5

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WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they are seeking emergency authorization from US health regulators for use of their Covid vaccine for children aged over six months and under five years. If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the two-shot regimen, it will become the first Covid vaccine available to this age group in … Read more

Pfizer asks US to authorize Covid pill: statement

Pfizer asks US to authorize Covid pill: statement

WASHINGTON: US pharmaceutical company Pfizer on Tuesday asked regulators to grant its Covid pill emergency use authorization after the medicine was shown to cut hospitalization or death by nearly 90 percent among newly-infected high risk patients. “With more than five million deaths and countless lives impacted by this devastating disease globally, there is an urgent need for … Read more

Pfizer, BioNTech claim vaccines are safe for children aged 5-11

NCOC Issues Guidelines To Administer Pfizer Vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech stated that their mutually manufactured coronavirus vaccine was safe and operational for children between the ages of 5 and 11. However, Pakistan is one of the countries to administer Pfizer-BioNTech inoculation to school children. In a united statement issued on Monday, both pharmaceutical companies stated: “In participants 5 to 11 years of … Read more