WHO advisers now recommend Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 and expanding booster doses

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“We have updated the interim recommendations of this product to extend the age indication down to five years, with a reduced dosage for those 5 to 11 years,' Alejandro Cravioto, chair of SAGE, said on Friday.

The World Health Organization’s vaccine advisory group, SAGE, updated recommendations of use for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to now include children down to the age of 5, with a reduced dosage being given to those between 5 and 11 years old, Alejandro Cravioto, chair of SAGE, said on Friday. Previously SAGE made no recommendation on vaccinating this younger age group.

Cravioto noted that this age group is in the lowest priority use group for vaccination in WHO’s vaccination roadmap, except children with comorbidities who are in the high priority group.

 

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