COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
The European Union's medicines regulator has recommended authorising Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged between 12 and 17, marking the 1st time the shot has been approved for people under 18.
In a decision on Friday [23 Jul 2021] the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said research in more than 3700 children of 12-17 years of age showed that the shot produced a comparable antibody response to that seen in 18-25-year-olds.
Use of the vaccine, Spikevax, will be the same in
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8544147&promed&0
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