January 22, 2025
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U.S. delays decision on COVID vaccine for children under 5 by at least 2 months

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By Ankur Banerjee and Michael Erman (Reuters) – A U.S. decision on Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age has been postponed for at least two months after the Food and Drug Administration said it needed more data. The FDA had planned to make a decision on the vaccine based on early trial data because of what it had called a great public health need due to the surge in infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The decision was slated for next week with a rollout starting as soon as Feb. 21. On Friday, the agency said it had reviewe…

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