European regulator recommends Pfizer's Omicron booster for children

Reuters

10 November, 2022, 09:15 pm

Last modified: 10 November, 2022, 09:15 pm

European regulator recommends Pfizer's Omicron booster for children

Reuters

10 November, 2022, 09:15 pm

Last modified: 10 November, 2022, 09:15 pm

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Photo: Collected

Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech said on Thursday that the EU health regulator has recommended authorising the use of their bivalent COVID-19 shot as a booster in children 5 through 11 years of age.

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