Daily round-up, Sep 29: Singapore authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for young children; Taiwan to end COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals

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Let's get you up to speed with the day's stories. Singapore authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 4 years Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vac

Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in children aged six months through four years. The vaccination regimen for the primary series in this age group consists of three 3-microgram doses.

This is Singapore's second vaccine authorised for use in young children. The first, Moderna’s two-dose Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine, was in August approved for use in children aged six months to five years. Cabinet spokesman Lo Ping-cheng told reporters that with a well vaccinated population and the pandemic under control at home, the time had come to reopen borders.

 

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