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Pfizer vaccine safe for adolescents, reveals data

Pfizer vaccine has shown 100% efficacy in a phase III trial in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years old, Pfizer and BioNTech revealed in their data for their Covid-19 vaccine.

The companies are now planning to submit the data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to extend the use of the vaccine for this age group “as quickly as possible” and for scientific review and potential publication.

“We share the urgency to expand the authorisation of our vaccine to use in younger populations and are encouraged by the clinical trial data from adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15,” said Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer.

“We plan to submit these data to FDA as a proposed amendment to our emergency use authorisation in the coming weeks and to other regulators around the world, with the hope of starting to vaccinate this age group before the start of the next school year,” he added.

Pfizer and BioNTech will also continue to monitor the participants for long-term protection and safety for an additional two years after their second dose.

Medically Speaking Team

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