The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering revoking its authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 jab for healthy children under the age of 5, CNBC reports. Pfizer’s experimental injection has been available for infants and young children under emergency use authorization (EUA) since June 2022, but it has never gained full approval. “If the FDA ends Pfizer’s EUA for kids under 5, it’s more than just pulling a product — it’s a crack in the narrative,” Children’s Health Defense commented. If the FDA ends Pfizer’s EUA for kids under 5, it’s more than just pulling a product — it’s a crack in the narrative. Read the full article in The Defender https://t.co/8B4QozI3fT pic.twitter.com/5eH802jvBJ — Children’s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) August 12, 2025 The Defender has more: Now, the FDA may end the authorization for that age group, according to an email sent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to state and local health departments, the outlets reported. However, the shot for children 5-11 years old — also still under EUA — is expected to be fully approved this fall, the email said. Andrew Nixon, communications director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said in an email Tuesday to The Defender: “The COVID-19 pandemic ended with the expiration of the federal public health emergency in May 2023. We do not comment on potential, future regulatory changes. Unless officially announced by HHS, discussion about future agency action should be regarded as pure speculation.” Pfizer confirmed the FDA’s possible move on Monday and said it was “currently in discussions with the agency on potential paths forward,” the Times reported. According to Fierce Pharma, Pfizer asked the FDA to extend the EUA through the 2025-2026 season, saying the FDA’s possible decision was “not related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.” FDA may pull authorization of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children under 5 https://t.co/JuMCdcJdjI — CNBC (@CNBC) August 12, 2025 The potential move follows Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing the CDC would no longer recommend the COVID-19 jab for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from @CDCgov recommended immunization schedule. Bottom line: it’s common sense and it’s good science. We are now one step closer to realizing @POTUS’s promise to Make America Healthy Again. pic.twitter.com/Ytch2afCLP — Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) May 27, 2025 CNBC noted: The Guardian first reported on the FDA’s potential move. Moderna is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to boost supplies of its own Covid shot for children, the Guardian reported Saturday. In July, the FDA granted full approval to Moderna’s Covid vaccine for children — but only for those with one more more health conditions that may put them at increased risk of severe illness if they become infected. The shots from both Moderna and Pfizer use messenger RNA technology. Kennedy has targeted those vaccines in the past, filing a petition in May 2021 demanding that the agency revoke authorization of the jabs. Meanwhile, Novavax’s protein-based shot has never been available for children under 12. In May, Kennedy announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed its recommendation of Covid vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women. But in updated guidance days later, the CDC said the shots “may” be given to those kids if a doctor agreed that it was necessary. Covid vaccines during pregnancy are now listed as “No Guidance/Not Applicable,” where they were previously recommended for all pregnant adults.