UAE approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for ages 12-15

  • Date: 13-May-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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UAE approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for ages 12-15

The UAE has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 15.

The approval was given after UAE carried out successful clinical trials and assessments.

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was recently cleared for use in adolescents between 12 and 15 in the US after a trial showed it was safe and 100% effective.