孩童疫苗：美國只准到 Comirnaty，EU有 Comirnaty + Spikevax

Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the only vaccine authorized or approved for children ages 5 through 17 years. Children and teens need two doses of a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Everyone ages 12 years and older should also get a booster shot.

Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine: EMA recommends approval for children aged 5 to 11    European Medicines Agency 20211125

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting an extension of indication for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty to include use in children aged 5 to 11. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, is already approved for use in adults and children aged 12 and above.

 

Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna)    European Medicines Agency 20211125

Spikevax is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in people aged 6 years and older.

Spikevax contains elasomeran, a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule with instructions for producing a protein from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Spikevax does not contain the virus itself and cannot cause COVID-19.