Marco Cavaleri said the Moderna vaccine for younger children will be a half-dose of what is given

THE HAGUE( AFP)-The EU's drug watchdog said on Thursday( Sept 23) it expected to decide in early October whether to approve boosters of the Pfizer/ BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for over 16s.A decision on further jabs of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for at-risk people and the elderly is due at the same time, the European Medicines Agency( EMA) said. Protection against coronavirus is shown to decrease in the months following the first jabs, the Amsterdam-based regulator's head of vaccine stra

The European Medicines Agency( EMA) announced on Thursday that cases of the Omicron variant appear to be" mostly mild".... However, the agency warned these were preliminary findings and said it was still investigating whether the variant could cause severe disease....

Kate O’Brien, head of WHO’s department of immunization, vaccines and biologicals.... Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed.“ At this stage, we do not have enough data on the impact of this variant on the effectiveness of the approved vaccines.... But we are continuously scanning the horizon to gather evidence in this regard....

This has led to a decline in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied.... Although its response has been branded" inadequate" leading to the lawsuit, which AstraZeneca is contesting....