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Moderna said it had asked the F.D.A. to authorize its coronavirus vaccine for children under 6, making it the first manufacturer to do so.

Thursday, April 28, 2022 7:01 AM EST

The development could intensify pressure on federal regulators to authorize a vaccine for the youngest Americans. Parents of those roughly 18 million children, the only population group not yet eligible for vaccination, have been waiting for months for pediatric doses.

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