Moderna’s Covid Shot Fully Approved by FDA for Use in Kids (1)

US regulators approved Moderna Inc.’s Covid vaccine for children, but for a narrower group than before, continuing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial policy positions that have led to restricted access to the shots for kids.

The Food and Drug Administration cleared the company’s application for full approval of the immunization for kids under 12 who are at increased risk from the disease, the company said in a statement.

Moderna shares rose as much as 2.2% in premarket trading in New York on Thursday.

Since the pandemic, pediatric doses of Covid shots from Moderna and Pfizer Inc. have ...