
REUTERS.COM
'at-risk children'
Moderna gets full US approval for COVID injection in children
SUMMARY
The FDA has fully approved Moderna's COVID-19 injection, Spikevax, for children aged 6 months to 11 years at increased risk. Previously available under emergency use, the updated injection is expected to be ready for the 2025-26 respiratory virus season.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that routine COVID injections for healthy children are no longer recommended, but the CDC states they are still an option with parental consent.
Kennedy has been criticized for sowing doubt about vaccines and has faced lawsuits for threatening public health policies.
Shares of Moderna rose 2% to $33.45 in premarket trading.
-->
Click below to share
Read next
▶︎ Click here for more breaking news
-->
Recommended for you
Trending now
-->