French health regulator approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11 year olds

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PARIS: France\u0027s Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) health regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5-11 on Monday. The vaccine, which will be administered in a paediatric formulation when it becomes widely available, showed high efficacy among children, said Lise Alter, one

PARIS: France's Haute Autorite de Sante health regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5-11 on Monday.

"The HAS suggests that all parents who want it can have their children aged 5 to 11 years vaccinated," she added. French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that he was in favour of vaccinating children, but added that this needed to remain the decision of parents.

 

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