Britain approves Moderna's Covid shot for 6-11 year-olds
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Britain on Thursday approved the use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine in children between six and 11 years.
Britain's medicines regulator on Thursday approved the use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine in children between six and 11 years, as the country bolsters itself for fighting coronavirus infections amid the spread of new virus variants.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the approval was granted after Moderna's vaccine, known as Spikevax, met the required standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.
While most children develop mild or no symptoms with Covid-19, they could still spread the virus and some remain at risk of becoming seriously ill as new, highly contagious variants such as Omicron and its sub-variants are driving up cases.
A Reuters tally showed worldwide cases surpassed 500 million.
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However, official data on Thursday showed that Covid-19 prevalence in England fell to 1 in 14 people in the week ending April 9, compared with a record high of 1 in 13 recorded in the previous two weeks.
Spikevax was already approved in Britain for those over 12 years, and the extension to include younger children comes hours after the regulator approved French firm Valneva's easy-to-store Covid-19 vaccine for adults up to 50 years of age.
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