In a recent move to address concerns about post-vaccination deaths, South Korean officials have boosted the condolence money offered to affected families.
The FDA has "repeatedly stated that effectiveness against transmission remains unproven," the trio write, noting that the agency’s website maintains: "the scientific community does not yet know if Comirnaty will reduce such transmission."
A new document from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated the FDA does not "require demonstration of the prevention of infection or transmission" in order to authorize a vaccine.
Pfizer and its German partner have asked U.S. regulators to clear their updated COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 6 months of age, the companies announced on Dec. 5.