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DECEMBER 12, 2022

FDA: Children 6 Months+ Now Eligible for Updated, Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines


Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

Children who are 6 months of age and older are now eligible to receive the updated, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech), based on the FDA’s recent amendment to the vaccines’ emergency use authorizations.

Both the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines include two mRNA components. One component corresponds to the original COVID-19 strain to induce an immune