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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12840

26 November 2021
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
European Medicines Agency recommends Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children from 5 to 11 years of age
Brussels, 25/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

Already authorised for the over-18s and then for adolescents (see EUROPE B12729A19), the Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty, from Pfizer-BioNTech, can now be given to children aged between 5 to 11 in the EU. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued an opinion to this effect on Thursday 25 November.

However, it will be up to the EU27 governments and national health authorities to decide whether or not to call the youngest for their vaccinations in their respective countries.

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
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