Pfizer COVID vaccine

Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand ...

For the updated booster made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, 5- to 11-year-olds would get a third of the dose that anyone 12 and older already receives. The updated boosters are "extremely important" for keeping kids healthy and in school, said Dr. Only people who've gotten their initial vaccinations — with any of the original-formula versions — qualify for an updated booster. That's partly because both companies already had studied experimental shots tweaked to target prior COVID-19 variants, including an earlier omicron version, and found they safely revved up virus-fighting antibodies. As of last weekend, only at least 13 million had gotten an updated booster, White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. He hopes the updated shots will "re-energize interest in protecting children for the winter."

Pfizer and BioNTech Receive U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster in Children 5 Through 11 Years ...

This release contains forward-looking information about Pfizer’s efforts to combat COVID-19, the collaboration between BioNTech and Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine program, and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, also known as COMIRNATY (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) (BNT162b2) (including an EUA in the U.S. [www.pfizer.com](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pfizer.com&esheet=52942220&newsitemid=20221011006028&lan=en-US&anchor=www.pfizer.com&index=14&md5=0c32cea7d53c6f974a652712ce9b181d). Emergency uses of the vaccines have not been approved or licensed by FDA but have been authorized by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in individuals aged 6 months and older for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and 5 years and older for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ability to meet the pre-defined endpoints in clinical trials; competition to create a vaccine for COVID-19; the ability to produce comparable clinical or other results, including our stated rate of vaccine effectiveness and safety and tolerability profile observed to date, in the remainder of the trial or in larger, more diverse populations upon commercialization; the ability to effectively scale our productions capabilities; and other potential difficulties. [www.vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vaers.hhs.gov%2Freportevent.html&esheet=52942220&newsitemid=20221011006028&lan=en-US&anchor=www.vaers.hhs.gov%2Freportevent.html&index=3&md5=77e06406b5d1d6eb24f468eec48ab6a0). The information contained in this release is as of October 12, 2022. at [www.pfizersafetyreporting.com](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pfizersafetyreporting.com&esheet=52942220&newsitemid=20221011006028&lan=en-US&anchor=www.pfizersafetyreporting.com&index=4&md5=3b5e6b76288f17d8a465927ff0c12d62)or by calling 1-800-438-1985 - Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining outside the heart) have occurred in some people who have received COMIRNATY® (COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA) or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a 10-µg booster dose of their Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 through 11 years of age. Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. Additionally, pre-clinical data showed a booster dose of the 30-µg BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine generated a strong neutralizing antibody response against the Omicron BA.1, BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, as well as the original virus. These may not be all the possible side effects of the vaccine.

The Manitoba government said residents should 'stay tuned' to find out when the Pfizer bivalent will be coming to Manitoba.

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Moderna vaccine has been approved for children six years and older, while children as young as five can get Pfizer.

Many parents expressed concerns regarding the safety of the vaccines and its effectiveness when the vaccine initially came out. Both vaccines have been approved in their bivalent form, and following today’s announcement, the monovalent version of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is no longer qualified for a booster dose. [under the age of five](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/covid-child-vaccination-rates-us-low).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday green-lighted Moderna's bivalent vaccine for those aged six and above, while Pfizer's updated shot was ...

The U.S. The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron currently remains the dominant strain, accounting for nearly 79% of the cases in the United States. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Pfizer said it has the capacity to ship up to 6 million pediatric doses in the first seven calendar days, without any impact to distribution output of the doses for individuals aged 12 years and older. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also backed the FDA's authorization, clearing the way for the shots to be administered in children. [(MRNA.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/MRNA.O) and Pfizer Inc [(PFE.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/PFE.N) in children as young as 5, a move that will expand the government's fall vaccination campaign.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the updated Covid vaccines only hours after authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.

The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that nearly 40,700 child Covid cases were reported in the week ending Oct. Only about 31% of children ages 5 to 11 have received two doses of any Covid vaccine, The authorization comes as the number of kids under 18 diagnosed with Covid is rising. BA.5 remains the dominant strain in the U.S., making up about 79% of all new Covid cases, [according to the CDC](https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions). [authorized the updated shots](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-moderna-and-pfizer-biontech-bivalent-covid-19-vaccines).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has to issue its recommendations before pharmacies can administer the new shots to kids.

The FDA hopes the shots will provide durable protection even as the virus continues to evolve because they cover a broad range of mutations. It's unclear how strong demand for the new shots will be among parents. They are no longer providing meaningful protection against infection and mild illness because they do not match the dominant omicron variant, which has mutated to evade the antibodies that block the virus from invading human cells. The agency cleared the boosters based on adult data from a similar shot that targets the omicron BA.1 subvariant. Pharmacies can start administering the shots as soon they have doses. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the shots just hours after the Food and Drug Administration authorized them.

This follows the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authorization of updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through 11 years, and ...

This follows the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through 11 years, and from Moderna for children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo expanding the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years. CDC is headquartered in Atlanta and has experts located throughout the United States and the world.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quickly signed off on the shots, the final step to making them available to young children around the ...

Only about a third of children ages 5 to 11 have completed an initial round of vaccination, according to C.D.C. The redesigned boosters target BA.4 and BA.5, both subvariants of Omicron. Close to half of the 226 million Americans who completed the initial round of vaccination received at least one booster shot before the new ones Of those children, only about 16 percent went on to receive the original booster shot, which was No new booster shots have been cleared yet for children under 5. Because Pfizer’s updated booster for children requires a different vial, it is not expected to become available until next week. Many families appear to have already decided against vaccinating their children against the coronavirus. Moderna’s updated shots will be available for children at 34,000 sites, including pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices, according to a senior Biden administration official. “Since children have gone back to school in person and people are resuming prepandemic behaviors and activities, there is the potential for increased risk of exposure to the virus,” said Dr. The revised shot developed by Pfizer-BioNTech previously had been cleared for those 12 and older, while Moderna’s updated booster was available to those 18 and older. While Covid-19 is typically less severe in children than adults, he said, “more children have gotten sick with the disease and have been hospitalized” as the pandemic has progressed. Children ages 12 to 17 will be given the adult dosage of Moderna’s shot, while those 6 to 11 will be given a half dose.

FDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Shots For Kids Over Age 5 · The FDA has authorized new COVID-19 bivalent boosters for children as young as 5. · The new ...

“This is something that is pretty useful as we head into the fall and winter months, when people are more likely to gather indoors.” The more recently emerged [BA.4.6](https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/another-new-covid-variant-spreading-heres-what-we-know-about-omicron-ba46), which appears to be better able to evade our immune response than BA.5, accounts for 13.6% in the country. This vaccine target is the spike protein of the coronavirus, which the virus uses to infect cells. “So we continue to monitor the vaccines in real time after they are authorized.” However, “even though it’s reasonable to think this, we really don’t know if it will actually do that.” This prior immunity may affect a person’s response to vaccination with an updated booster. In addition, “there’s nothing dramatically new that’s in the [BA.4/5 bivalent] vaccine, other than that they’ve changed what it’s targeting,” said Sobhanie. Unless vaccine makers use new technology to produce the flu vaccines, no additional clinical trials are needed. As of Oct. Since the FDA’s initial authorization of the bivalent vaccines, several new coronavirus subvariants have emerged around the world. Ashish Jha, head of the White House COVID task force, said Oct. This includes animal studies on the BA.4/5 boosters, clinical trials of bivalent BA.1 boosters, clinical trials of the original vaccines and boosters, and ongoing monitoring of the safety of the current vaccines.

TORONTO — With Health Canada approval of the Pfizer bivalent vaccine, everyone aged 12 and over is eligible to get a bivalent COVID-19 booster dose starting ...

Eligibility for Ontarians aged 12 and older expands on Monday, Oct. 17 for those who have completed their primary vaccine series.

The Ontario government is also reminding residents to get their annual flu shot. “The colder weather is here which means an increase in respiratory illnesses,” said Minister of Health Sylvia Jones. It is to be given in a 30 microgram dose.