Britain approves Pfizer-BioNTech shot for younger children

Reuters2021-12-22

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator on Wednesday approved use of the COVID-19 vaccine from partners Pfizer and BioNTech for children aged 5 to 11 years, after the watchdog found the shot was safe and effective.

The country's vaccines committee advised that children in the age group who were in a clinical risk group should be offered the shot.

The children will receive two 10-microgram doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine - a third of the adult dose - with an interval of eight weeks between the first and second doses, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said.

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    SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Early Childhood Development Agency announced the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 on Tuesday (Dec 21).Singapore approved the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for use in children in this age group earlier this month. And vaccinations will begin as planned with the expected arrival of the first shipment of paediatric vaccine doses on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.  MOE and ECDA said that the Phase 3 clinical trial of the vaccine has shown that the Pfizer BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children in this age group.The Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination has assessed that the “benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks”, the agencies add
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      This means that the epidemic has been effectively controlled in Singapore. Praise Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty
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      Start vaccinating children, indicating that the vaccine is safe.
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