Pfizer applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval for 5-11 year olds in Japan – The Peninsula Qatar

Pfizer applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval for 5-11 year olds in Japan – The Peninsula Qatar

TOKYO: Pfizer Inc has applied for approval from Japan's health ministry to use COVID-19 vaccines on children aged 5 to 11, it said in a statement released on Wednesday.

Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine, developed in partnership with BioNTech, was the first COVID-19 vaccine approved for Japan's general public in February.