Pfizer could be authorized for US children aged 5 from October

Pfizer could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October in the US

Pfizer could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October.

Top U.S. health officials believe that Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

The timeline is based on the expectation that Pfizer, which developed the shot with Germany's BioNTech (22UAy.DE), will have enough data from clinical trials to seek emergency use authorization (EUA) for that age group from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) towards the end of this month, the sources said.