PFIZER has asked the UK regulator to approve its Covid vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, it’s reported. The pharma giant has applied to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agen…
Pfizer has applied to the UK regulator to approve its Covid vaccine for children aged 12 to 15Credit: ReutersIt comes after a trial of the Pfizer/ BioNTechBritain secured another 60 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine last month after an initial order of 40 million was snapped up last year.
Dr Bill Gruber, a senior vice-president of Pfizer and a paediatric doctor in the US, said: "This is a watershed moment in our ability to fight back the Covid-19 pandemic."jab slash the risk of Covid death by 97 per cent. The overwhelming majority of children and young people don't seem to suffer severe effects from CovidBut Prof Anthony Harnden, a senior vaccine adviser to the government, warned there were "ethical considerations" to vaccinating children.
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