Coronavirus – USA: 28 million minors can now be vaccinated

The health authorities of USA published their final recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination with the Pfizer / BioNTech formulation for children aged five to 11 years, which means that 28 million minors can now receive their installments, according to an announcement on Tuesday night (2/11).

A few days after the green light of the American Federal Drug Administration (FDA), it was recommended yesterday to start vaccination from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), their main public health body USA. This was the last necessary step in order to start the new phase of the immunization campaign.

Joe Biden: “Turning point” in the fight against the pandemic

The American President Joe Biden described the development as the “turning point” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after the vaccination of children between the ages of five and 11 was approved with the preparation of Pfizer/BioNTech against COVID-19.

“This will put an end to many months of parental concern for their children and reduce the extent to which children transmit the virus to others.”, said the head of state in a statement released by his services. “Today, we have reached a turning point in the battle of our nation” against the pandemic, he added, according to his press release. White House.

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