London, United Kingdom:
Britain’s medicines watchdog on Tuesday stated it had authorized the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, just after previously providing the green light to Pfizer.
The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency stated in a statement that the jab was “safe and effective in this age group”.
But it added it would now be up to government advisory body the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to advise whether or not to start off providing the jab.
Britain started its mass vaccination programme in December last year and has to date seen practically 90 % of all adults obtain a very first dose.
More than 3-quarters (77 %) have had two doses — a aspect in the government lifting all remaining legal coronavirus restrictions in England on Monday.
Health officials say vaccination has contributed to a fall in hospital admissions with more really serious instances of Covid, even although infection prices have risen.
Earlier this month, the government stated it would supply jabs to all 16 and 17 year olds but as opposed to other nations, held off rolling out the programme to younger children.
The JCVI stated only 12 to 15 year olds deemed vulnerable must obtain a vaccine — a more cautious method than in the United States and the European Union.
They, as with older teens that are eligible, are becoming offered the Pfizer/BioNTech shot.
The government has set a target of providing a very first dose to 16 and 17 year olds by August 23, to give them some protection ahead of the start off of college in England and Wales in September.
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