Vaccination for children below 12 to only begin next year


KUALA LUMPUR: The administration of Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to children under the age of 12 will begin in 2022, according to the Health Ministry (MOH).

MOH said that currently, only the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is available for use in children below 12 and it is awaiting regulatory approval from the European Union and the United States.

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