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Moderna seeks OK for kids COVID-19 vaccine
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Moderna seeks OK for kids COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna is seeking emergency-use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine for use in young children 6 months to under 6 years old. The drugmaker submitted its request to the FDA on Thursday. A decision is expected sometime in June. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joined CBS News' Mola Lenghi and Nikki Battiste to discuss.
Moderna asks FDA to authorize COVID vaccine for kids 5 and under
The FDA has pledged to "move with all expediency" to review the company's data on a lower-dose kids' vaccine.
Moderna asks FDA to OK vaccine for young kids
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FDA authorizes second booster for adults above 50
The FDA authorized another booster shot of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccines for people 50 and older who want them. Meg Oliver shares more.
Second booster OK'd for ages 50 and up
The FDA has authorized a second booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for people 50 and older. But some health experts question whether a fourth vaccine dose is needed. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports, and then Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist at NYU and Bellevue Hospital and host of the podcast "Epidemic," joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss.
Moderna seeks COVID shot authorization for young kids
Moderna seeks authorization from the FDA and the CDC for its COVID-19 vaccine for young children. The company says its low-dose vaccine can be given to children as young as 6 months. Moderna's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Burton explains to CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Meg Oliver why, even with a low efficacy rate, the vaccine will save young lives.
Moderna to seek vaccine authorization for young kids
Moderna says it will ask the FDA for emergency use authorization for its low-dose COVID vaccine for kids under 6 years old after trials showed promising results. Nancy Chen has the latest.
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID vaccine
U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.
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