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Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech (Nasdaq:BNTX) announced today that data supports a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine in young children.

Topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase 2/3 trial evaluating a third 3-µg dose of the vaccine — marketed in the U.S. as Comirnaty — showed a strong immune response and a favorable safety profile similar to placebo in children aged six months to under five years old.

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