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Pfizer and BioNTech Seek Approval for Booster Dose of their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age

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Pfizer and BioNTech Seek Approval for Booster Dose of their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age

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  • The companies reported positive results from a P-II/III study evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a 10-µg booster (third) dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in healthy children through 5-11 years of age
  • In a sub analysis of 30 sera, the study demonstrated a 36-fold increase in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and wild-type strain neutralizing titers following a booster dose of vaccine compared to two doses
  • In the study of 140 children, booster dosed increases neutralizing Abs by 6-fold against the SARS-CoV-2 wild-type strain in this age group. The companies plan to submit EUA to the US FDA in the coming days with additional submissions to other regulatory agencies worldwide to follow

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