Adolescents in the US are set to get vaccinated against Covid-19 after the country’s drugs regulator allowed BioNTech/Pfizer’s vaccine to be given to under-16s for the first time.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday extended its emergency authorisation for inoculation of 12 to 15-year-olds after studies suggested it was 100 per cent effective at preventing coronavirus.
The US move came after Canada last week became the first country to approve BioNTech/Pfizer’s vaccine for under-16s. President Joe Biden has set a goal of vaccinating 70 per cent of all Americans by July 4.
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