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Pfizer Seeks to Expand Booster Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11

Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
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(NEWSnet) — Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.
Elementary school-aged children already received kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s original vaccine, two primary shots, plus a booster.
If the Food and Drug Administration agrees, they would start getting a kid-sized dose of the new omicron-targeted formula when it was time for their booster.
FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said last week he expected a decision on boosters for that age group soon.