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Pfizer begins COVID-19 vaccine trial for children under 12
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were among the first of the group in the U.S., who received the shots at Duke University.Pfizer’s vaccine was granted an emergency use authorization by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration in late December for those aged 16 and older. Nearly 66 million shots of its two-dose vaccine had been administered in the U.S.
as of Wednesday, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.Pfizer said it will enroll 144 children in the first phase of the trial.
It will separate participants into three age groups (5-11 years, 2-5 years, and 6 months to 2 years) and start with the oldest age group first.
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