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Dosage for children is smaller, but equally effective and safe, says expert

Pfizer made official this Friday (12) the request to the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to vaccinate children from five to 11 years against Covid-19.

For the coordinator of vaccine tests at the laboratory in Brazil, Cristiano Zerbini, the dose for children will be smaller, but equally effective, safe and important for the end of the pandemic.

“From 5 to 11 years, the dose is 1/3 of the dose for adults, equally effective and with very good safety. The bottle itself comes in the right size for application to children, with 10 micrograms, so there will be no concern with dilution, for example”, says the doctor.

Cristiano Zerbini also emphasizes that the only measure to be taken to end the Covid-19 pandemic is vaccination, which is why it is also important to vaccinate children.

“The number of people affected and hospitalizations has decreased a lot. This happened due to the vaccination. Brazilians were vaccinated and the disease decreased a lot. Vaccination is the only pharmacological measure to end the pandemic. Vaccination is not just an individual act, but an act of altruism, of benevolence towards society”, said Zerbini.

(Published by Sinara Peixoto)

Reference: CNN Brasil

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