THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The European Union's drug watchdog on Thursday (Friday in Manila) approved Moderna's anti-Covid shot for children ages 6 to 11, the second vaccine to be approved for younger children in the 27-member bloc. 'The EMA's human medicines committee has recommended granting an extension of indication for the Covid-19 vaccine Spikevax to include use in children ages 6 to 11,' the Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency said in a statement. The jab, developed by US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna, has already been approved for adults and children ages 12 and above.