
Pfizer and BioNTech file BLA for Omicron-targeting Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech are seeking full approval for their Omicron-targeted bivalent Covid shot, and they’re following an FDA advisory committee’s advice on “harmonizing” vaccine compositions.
The partners have filed a supplemental BLA for their Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent Covid-19 vaccine as both a primary dose or a booster for patients over the age of 12. That means unvaccinated children and adults could skip the original primary series and receive a bivalent shot first.
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