FDA OKs emergency use of Pfizer for 5- to 11-year-olds
(File photo) MANILA - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said Thursday the government has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to be used among children aged five years to 11 years. In a televised public briefing, Domingo noted that the EUA "is being granted today." "Nakita naman po talaga natin na (We have really seen that) it is reasonable to believe that the vaccine may be effective to prevent Covid-19 and the benefits of vaccination outweigh the known and pote...