Thai agency approves Pfizer vaccine for use in children age 5-11

Thai agency approves Pfizer vaccine for use in children age 5-11

FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a convention hall in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the age of five and 11.

The Comirnaty vaccine, which is the first to be approved in Thailand for the age group, will be given in two 10 microgram doses, 21 days apart, the drug regulator said in a statement.

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