Moderna asked the FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years. If regulators agree, vaccinations could begin by summer.
Shot has been tested for kids aged 6 months to 5 years, a group not yet eligible for vaccination in the U.S.
Children under five in the U.S. aren’t yet eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine after efforts to get the shots to market have hit setbacks. WSJ’s Peter Loftus explains what we know about the vaccines and when they might become available. Photo composite: Todd JohnsonModerna Inc. has asked U.S. health regulators to authorize the use of its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 5 years old.
The company said Thursday that it had submitted the request after a study showed the shot safely induced immune responses in the young age group.
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