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BioNTech/Pfizer Covid vaccine shows 100% efficacy in adolescents

Pharma groups to seek emergency use authorisation for 12- to 15-year-olds in US and Europe

Pfizer and BioNTech said their Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for 12- to 15-year-olds, and the companies plan to push for emergency use authorisation for that age group in the US and Europe.

A phase 3 trial showed 100 per cent efficacy in the prevention of symptomatic Covid-19, and “robust” antibody responses exceeding those reported from vaccine trials involving older individuals aged 16 to 25, the drugmakers said.

The companies aim to receive authorisation in time for children to start getting vaccinated for the next school year, said Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chief executive.

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