Moderna Seeks Vax Approval For Children Under Six

The Associated Press reports:

Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer.

Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest kids as all around them people shed masks and other public health precautions — even though highly contagious coronavirus mutants continue to spread.

Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration that it hopes will prove two low-dose shots can protect babies, toddlers and preschoolers — albeit not as effectively during the omicron surge as earlier in the pandemic.

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BREAKING: Moderna asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6.

The long-awaited move may make shots available for millions of kids by summer. https://t.co/nlhbnXZvaa

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 28, 2022