Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration for their updated Covid-19 vaccine to be used as the third shot in the three-dose primary vaccine series for children ages 6 months through 4 years.
The vaccine makers announced on Monday that if authorized for emergency use, children in that age group will still receive the original version of the Covid-19 vaccine as their first two doses and then the updated Covid-19 vaccine – formulated to target the coronavirus Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 – as the third dose.
Pfizer and BioNTech’s application for use of the vaccine in younger ages comes as respiratory illnesses – including RSV, flu and Covid-19 – are on the rise and overwhelming hospitals across the United States. In a letter to the nation’s governors Friday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra noted that flu and other respiratory viruses are “increasing strain” on the country’s health care systems.
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