UAE approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 – Reuters
- Date: 02-Nov-2021
- Source: Reuters
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:UAE
UAE approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 – Reuters
DUBAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has approved for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNtech (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, the health ministry said in a statement carried by state media on Monday.
Before this decision the only vaccine that had been approved for use in very young children was the Sinopharm (1099.HK) vaccine which was approved for ages 3-17, with Pfizer shots being available to children above 12. read more
"The results of clinical studies indicated that the vaccine is safe and has given a strong immune response to children between the age of 5 and 11 years," the statement said of the Pfizer shots.
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