FDA takes multiple actions to expand use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

FDA

3 January 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA amended the emergency use authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to:

  • Expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age
  • Shorten the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and a booster dose to at least five months
  • Allow for a third primary series dose for certain immunocompromised children 5 through 11 years of age

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