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Tag: BioNTech

Courtesy of pfizer.com
Posted inHealth

Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5

by WI Web Staff June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Pfizer and BioNTech have applied to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization to administer their coronavirus vaccine to children ages 6 months to 5 years old, the companies announced Wednesday.

**FILE** Dyson S. Barnes, 9, receives a coronavirus vaccination at a clinic inside Capitol Heights Elementary School in Capitol Heights, Maryland, on Nov. 17 as his mother, Shannon Duckett-Barnes, captures the moment on her cellphone. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

Pfizer’s Adolescent COVID Vaccine 94% Effective Against Hospitalization: Study

by WI Web Editor January 13, 2022January 13, 2022
**FILE** Christopher Martin, 12, talks with his mother, Tara Moore (left) as he receives a coronavirus vaccine in Landover, Maryland, on May 14. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID Booster for Kids Ages 12 to 15

by Stacy M. Brown January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
Posted inHealth

CDC Recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID Shots over J&J

by WI Web Staff December 17, 2021December 17, 2021
**FILE** Courtesy of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services via Twitter
Posted inHealth

Pfizer to Seek OK for COVID Booster for Teens 16 and 17: Report

by WI Guest Author November 30, 2021
James Page receives a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the Bowie Senior Center in Bowie, Maryland, on April 21. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

COVID Booster Eligibility for All Adults Could Happen By This Weekend

by WI Guest Author November 17, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus, Covid-19

Pfizer Asks FDA to OK COVID Booster for All Adults

by WI Guest Author November 10, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

Biden: COVID Vaccine for Kids a ‘Turning Point’ in Pandemic Fight

by WI Guest Author November 3, 2021December 21, 2021
**FILE** Courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools via Twitter
Posted inCommunity

Anne Arundel Co. Set to Start COVID Vaccines for Kids on Friday

by WI Guest Author November 3, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Announces Plans to Vaccinate Kids Ages 5 to 11 for COVID

by WI Guest Author October 31, 2021December 21, 2021

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