Biontech plans to apply for approval of a corona vaccine for children between the ages of five and eleven in the coming weeks. The company is still preparing the data for the approval authorities.
Biontech wants to apply for approval of its corona vaccine for children between the ages of five and eleven in the coming weeks. For this purpose, the results of a study would be presented to the authorities worldwide, “also here in Europe”, said the medical director and Biontech co-founder Özlem Türeci. “We are already preparing for production. The vaccine is the same but less dosed and there is less need to be filled.”
According to Biontech, the study results are available and only need to be processed for the approval authorities. “It looks good, everything is going according to plan,” said Biontech boss Ugur Sahin to “Spiegel”. By the end of the year, the study data on younger children aged six months and over are also expected.
60 days left to convince of the corona vaccination
At the same time, the two Biontech founders urge everyone to do everything possible to convince undecided people to vaccinate in the coming weeks. “As a society, we still have around 60 days to avoid a harsh winter,” said Sahin. “We should do what we can to mobilize as many people as possible in these two months.”
Sources: DPA,.
