Reference is made to the Request for Comments and Advice submitted 04 February 2021 regarding Pfizer/BioNTech’s proposal for the clinical and post-authorization safety data package for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for our investigational COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2). Further reference is made to the Agency’s 09 March 2021 response to this request, and specifically, the following request from the Agency.
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Important points from this report include:
- A seven-year-old experienced a stroke.
- One child and one infant suffered facial paralysis.
- One infant had a kidney adverse event, either kidney injury or failure.
- Of the 34 cases, 24 (71%) were classified as serious.
- Predominantly female patients were affected — at least 25 of 34 (73.5%) patients.
- Table 6 reports 34 cases of use in pediatric individuals. However, 28 additional cases were excluded because details such as height and weight were “not consistent with pediatric subjects.”
- Ages ranged from two months to nine years, with median 4.0 years, which means half the children were under four years of age.
- 132 adverse events were reported in the 34 children – i.e., an average of 3.88 AEs per child.
Summary from Daily Clout journalists: