The European Medicines Agency EMA gives the green light for a corona vaccine for children.
Amsterdam - The EMA discussed the approval of the vaccine from the US manufacturer Moderna for 12 to 17 year olds this Friday.
Now the experts are giving the green light.
The EU Commission has yet to agree.
This is considered a purely formality.
Corona vaccine: Moderna approved for children from the age of twelve
The preparation "Spikevax" will then be the second corona vaccine that can also be administered to young people in the EU.
At the end of May, Pfizer / Biontech's vaccine was also approved for 12 to 17 year olds.
You can find an overview of the corona vaccines in Germany * here.
Moderna vaccine works in children from the age of twelve
The basis of the application by the manufacturer Moderna was a study in 2,500 adolescents in the USA.
According to the company, the effectiveness of the preparation was then 100 percent.
In addition, the preparation should be just as safe and tolerable for minors as it is for adults.
The moderna * corona vaccine has been approved in Germany since the beginning of January 2021.
The vaccine from the US pharmaceutical company Moderna is based on mRNA technology.
The vaccine is intended to prevent severe courses of Covid 19 disease.
(dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
