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FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11; Moderna to Sell 110M Vaccines to African Countries

HeadlineOct 27, 2021

In vaccine news, an FDA panel voted to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, bringing it one step closer to becoming available for 28 million more kids as early as next week.

Moderna said it would sell up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to African nations, after coming under fire for only distributing its highly effective shot in wealthy countries.

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