Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla on Tuesday announced that the company and its partner BioNTech have submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to expand authorization for its COVID-19 booster shot for use in 16- and 17-year-olds.
It comes after U.S. regulators last week expanded the eligibility for a booster dose of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to all adults 18 and over, to be administered at least six months after receiving the second shot.
