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FDA authorises Pfizer vaccine for children 12 to 15
As America’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout program continues at a great pace, residents as young as 12 will soon be eligible to get the jab.
The US Food and Drug Administration has officially expanded its emergency use declaration of the Pfizer vaccine to include people under the age of 15.
The announcement makes the Pfizer jab the first-ever coronavirus shot in the world to be authorised for younger populations.
US President Joe Biden says “the light at the end of the tunnel is growing, and today it got a little brighter.”
Hospitalisations, case numbers and deaths are all significantly lower in the country with around 58 percent of adults already receiving their first dose.
It comes as the World Health organisation’s Director-General says “the shocking global disparity in access to vaccines remains one of the biggest risks to ending the pandemic.”