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Pfizer asks Japan to approve Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11

Pfizer asks Japan to approve Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11

Tokyo, Nov 10 (UNI/Sputnik) Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have filed an application with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for approval of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
Along with the application, the companies submitted data on the second of the three phases of clinical trials conducted in foreign countries.
If approved, the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine will become the first COVID-19 vaccine administered to children under 11 in Japan. Currently, Pfizer's vaccine is available exclusively to those aged 12 and above.

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