FDA ruling on Pfizer's Covid jab for kids could come in November, says Fauci

WASHINGTON: US health regulators' decision on whether to approve Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 could spill over into November if needed, the nation's top US infectious disease official said on Wednesday.

Dr

Anthony Fauci

, asked about Wall Street Journal reporting that expanded approval may not come next month depending on when the companies file a formal application, said the

Food and Drug Administration

was working expeditiously and that "if it goes into November, that's because it's necessary."