Moderna seeks FDA authorization for Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 12 to 17

By CNN Newsource

Published June 10, 2021 5:37 AM

By Ben Tinker, CNN

Moderna has filed with the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 12 to 17, according to a news release from the company.

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently authorized for people ages 18 and older.

Pfizer received authorization for people as young as 12 to use its coronavirus vaccine on May 10.

The other Covid-19 vaccine available for use in the United States, made by Johnson & Johnson, is currently authorized for for people ages 18 and older

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