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Moderna seeks FDA nod for Omicron-targeted shot for young kids

  • Moderna Inc said it has requested U.S. authorization for use of its Omicron-targeting COVID vaccine in adolescents and children.
  • The company is seeking emergency use authorization for its updated vaccine in two age groups — adolescents aged 12 to 17 years and children aged six to 11.
  • Earlier this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it expects COVID-19 vaccine boosters targeting circulating variants of the virus to be available for children aged 5-11 years by mid-October.
  • The updated vaccine is already authorized for adults, while rival Pfizer's bivalent vaccine is authorized as a booster dose for children over 12 years of age.

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By the numbers

Cases by State

StatesConfirmedDeceased
California11,202,68695,587
Texas7,960,11690,666
Florida7,109,76980,949
New York 6,069,42671,545
Illinois3,740,35339,576
Pennsylvania3,222,78346,970
North Carolina3,162,49126,414
Ohio3,117,10939,675
Georgia2,893,00140,025
Michigan2,821,48938,464
New Jersey2,715,62034,689
Tennessee2,325,99627,626
Arizona2,264,15931,244
Virginia2,075,28321,712
Massachusetts2,030,33521,588
Indiana1,915,90524,614
Wisconsin1,855,82915,213
Washington1,803,63314,215
South Carolina1,703,43918,331
Minnesota1,651,99913,558
Colorado1,646,78413,246
Missouri1,645,84121,604
Kentucky1,567,59516,902
Alabama1,512,13420,322
Louisiana1,450,61317,987
Maryland1,241,70215,329
Oklahoma1,190,96916,798
Utah1,034,6165,001
Arkansas946,57611,993
Mississippi925,59612,879
Connecticut888,86211,331
Oregon885,9638,492
Kansas873,5719,072
Iowa852,2069,994
Nevada843,52611,417
New Mexico616,1258,521
West Virginia596,7097,370
Nebraska534,8184,490
Idaho493,5715,158
Rhode Island421,7393,661
New Hampshire347,9582,687
Hawaii342,0721,665
Montana308,0233,512
Delaware306,5223,086
Alaska296,8051,364
Maine287,0322,569
North Dakota267,2872,364
South Dakota259,6833,014
Wyoming175,7461,888
Washington167,4891,382
Vermont141,282715
Puerto Rico107,1581,272
Guam7,106118
Source: Yahoo Knowledge Graph COVID-19 Datasets

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