Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq:BNTX) have filed an application with the FDA for emergency use authorization (EUA) for a 10-µg booster dose of their BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11.
The companies included data in the application from a Phase 2/3 study that tested a booster dose in children between 5 and 11, roughly six months after completion of a primary series.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine remains one of the most popular COVID-19 vaccines globally.
FDA authorized an EUA for a primary series of the BNT162b2 vaccine for children 5 to 11 in October 2021.
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