Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) COVID-19 Vaccine Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Children Aged 5-11

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer (PFE) -BioNTech (BNTX) COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age

October 29, 2021 3:12 PM EDT

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) -BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX) COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDAs thorough and transparent evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who overwhelmingly voted in favor of making the vaccine available to children in this age group.

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U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids

October 29, 2021 12:46 PM EDT

By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized 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 U.S. 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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October 29, 2021 11:59 AM EDT

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October 28, 2021 9:52 AM EDT

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US Govt Purchases Additional 50M Doses of Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) COVID-19 Vaccine

October 28, 2021 6:45 AM EDT

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced that the U.S. government has purchased 50 million more doses of the companies COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. will receive these additional doses to continue to support preparedness for pediatric vaccinations, including securing vaccines for children under 5 years of age, should they receive regulatory authorization. The companies expect to deliver all these doses by April 30, 2022.

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FDA AdCom Votes in Favor of Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech's (BNTX) Covid-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to <12 Years

October 27, 2021 5:51 AM EDT

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