FDA Panel Endorses Moderna and Pfizer COVID Vaccines for Kids as Young as 6 Months

If the recommendations are backed by the FDA commissioner and the CDC, toddlers could receive their first dose as early as next week.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 37 words · Stephanie Bennett

Pfizer’s vaccine is slightly different.

The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee approved each recommendation on a 21-0 vote.

On Tuesday, the FDApanel unanimously endorsedthat Moderna’s vaccine should be approved for kids ages 6 through 17.