Fifth phase to include youngsters

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PETALING JAYA: Children between the ages of 12 and 17 are expected to be included in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in its fifth phase, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

He said this phase, which would likely kick off in August, would only take place if the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency gives its approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used on children in this age group.

“Data on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine in children is already out and the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its use on children. “Only after the NPRA goes through all the necessary procedures and gives its approval in black and white will the government proceed with the administration of the vaccine on children in Phase Five.

“It appears that children are less affected from the beginning and when they are infected, they don’t get such severe infections as adults.“In data that we have received from our paediatric colleagues, the only exception to this is in Indonesia, where many children were affected from the very beginning, with high rates of deaths reported there.

“Overall, Covid-19-positive children are still not as severely affected as adults. The deaths documented by the ministry have been mainly from those with comorbidities, ” said Dr Zulkifli.

 

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