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Pfizer says pandemic could extend until 2024, as 2- to 4-year-olds vaccine data delayed
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8 Mins Ago
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Pfizer on Friday (Dec 17) forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for two- to four-year-olds generated a weaker immune response than expected, potentially delaying authorisation.
The company said it is testing a three-dose course of the vaccine in all age groups under 16, including two- to four-year-olds.
It had previously expected data from that age group this year, but said it did not expect the delay would meaningfully change plans to file for emergency use authorisation in the second quarter of 2022...
Pfizer says pandemic could extend until 2024, as 2- to 4-year-olds vaccine data delayed
Published
8 Mins Ago
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Pfizer on Friday (Dec 17) forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for two- to four-year-olds generated a weaker immune response than expected, potentially delaying authorisation.
The company said it is testing a three-dose course of the vaccine in all age groups under 16, including two- to four-year-olds.
It had previously expected data from that age group this year, but said it did not expect the delay would meaningfully change plans to file for emergency use authorisation in the second quarter of 2022...
