The US Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved the use of Pfizer-BIONtech's coronavirus vaccine on children aged 12 to 15, Monday night.
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The news comes one month after Pfizer announced its vaccine had been found safe and 100% effective for this age group.
Last week, Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla said the pharmaceutical giant intended to ask for FDA approval for the use of its vaccines on children aged two to 11 starting September. He said he would also ask for approval to vaccinate children ages six months to two years old.
In the third stage of clinical trials on 12- to 15-year olds, the pharmaceutical giant found participants had developed antibodies to the virus one month after inoculation.
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