Canada Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11

The authorities canadians approved this Friday the use of Pfizer’s vaccine against covid-19 for children between 5 and 11 years old.

The Ministry of Health said in a statement that after reviewing the data it has concluded that “The benefits of this vaccine for children between 5 and 11 years old outweigh the risks”, so you have authorized its use.

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The tests have indicated that the effectiveness of the vaccine to protect the children of that age group of 90.7%.

The dose that will be administered to minors will be a third of those received by those over 12 years of age.

The Minister of Public Contracts of CanadaFilomena Tassi pointed out during a press conference that the first shipment of Pfizer pediatric vaccines, consisting of 2.9 million doses, will arrive in the country in the next few days.

That figure will allow all children in the country to receive the first dose of the vaccine. Medical authorities have recommended that the second be given at least eight weeks after receiving the first.

Canadian health authorities are also reviewing the pediatric version of the vaccine for approval. covid by Moderna. Both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s products are next-generation vaccines that use the messenger RNA technique.

Canada reports more than 1.7 million infections and 29,500 deaths from covid-19, according to data from the US Johns Hokpkins University.

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