Pfizer jab safe for children aged 5-11: clinical trial results

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Pfizer and BioNTech have said clinical trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine was “safe, well tolerated” and produced a “robust” immune response in children aged five to 11, adding that they would seek regulatory approval shortly, Reuters reports.

The vaccine would be administered at a lower dosage than for people aged 12 and over, the companies said in a statement.

They said they would submit their data to regulatory bodies in the European Union, the United States and around the world “as soon as possible”.

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