EU drug agency assessing Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15

The European Union’s drug agency, the European Medicines Agency has begun to assess data provided by Pfizer ahead of a possibl;e authorization of the vaccine against the coronavirus for 12- to 15-year-olds. The data includes a clinical trial involving teens from age 12. Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug Administration is expected to provide emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds by next week, according to reports.