Pfizer, Moderna COVID Shots Work for Kids Under 5, FDA Says

MONDAY, June 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antibody levels suggest that three doses of Pfizer's pediatric COVID vaccine help guard children under 5 against infection, a new analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows.

It was posted online Sunday ahead of an FDA advisory panel meeting scheduled for Wednesday. On that day, the panel will weigh whether the FDA should authorize the use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for young children.

On Friday, the FDA said Moderna's vaccine was effective in preventing symptomatic illness in children younger than 6 with minimal side effects.