
US FDA authorises first Covid-19 vaccine for young kids
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorised Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first Covid-19 shot for young children in the United States.
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorised the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first Covid-19 shot for young children in the United States.
The shot will not be immediately available to the age group. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needs to advise on how the shot should be administered, which will be decided after a group of outside advisers discuss the plan on Tuesday.

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