UK Approves Pfizer, BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine For 12 to 15-Year-Old Kids

United Kingdom on Friday permitted Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for youngsters aged between 12 and 15 years old.

In March, Pfizer Inc and German companion BioNTech SE had begun trying out their Covid-19 vaccine in teens beneath 12, with hopes of increasing vaccination to that age vary by means of early 2022, the US drugmaker had said.

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was once accepted with the aid of US regulators in late December for human beings age sixteen and older.

In May, the US pharma massive Moderna had stated its Covid-19 vaccine protects youngsters as younger as 12. In the identical month, the US and Canada approved Pfizer's vaccine for use in adolescents aged 12 and above.