FDA authorizes Covid omicron vaccines for children as young as 6
Oliver Harris, 9 months, cries after receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Shannon Stapleton | Reuters
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized updated Covid shots that target the omicron variant for children as young as 6 months old.
Children 6 months through 5 years old who received Moderna’s original vaccines are now eligible for an omicron booster two months after finishing their primary series.
Kids ages 6 months through 4 years old who have not yet started Pfizer’s three-dose primary series are eligible to receive an omicron shot as their third dose.
But kids in the same age group who have already completed Pfizer’s three-dose primary series cannot get the omicron shot as a booster at this time.
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