They anticipate the FDA could make a decision on whether the shot is safe and effective in younger children within three weeks of the EUA submission. He estimated that a decision on the Moderna shot could come around November, according to the source. The second source said Fauci’s timeline for Moderna appeared “optimistic.”Officials at Pfizer, Moderna and NIH did not immediately comment. Pfizer has previously said that it would have data on children age 5-11 ready in September and planned to submit for an EUA shortly after. Previously, federal health regulators, including Fauci, have suggested that an FDA decision might come in November or later.
