Manama: The National Health Regulatory Authority in Bahrain has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 and 11 years. The authority took this decision after conducting a study among 3100 children. The children were administered with the vaccine and it found to be 90.7% effective. The vaccines will be supplied from the start of 2022.
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Earlier, the US administration had approved the emergency use of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 and 11 years. Children will be provided the vaccine at medical clinics, pharmacies and community health centres.
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