EU Regulator Approves First COVID Shot For 5- To 11-Year-Olds

The European Union’s drug regulator approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 paving the way for them to be given the first shot as Europe struggles to contain a surge in infections. <br />The European Medicines Agency recommended that Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine, approved for EU use in teenagers between 12 and 17 years old be given as an injection in the upper arm in two 10 microgram doses, three weeks apart. <br />The approval comes as Europe is again the epicentre of the pandemic, accounting for about half of cases and deaths.