Norway will in turn start vaccination against coronavirus at the age of 5 to 11 years and on a voluntary basis without having made a formal recommendation, as announced today by the Norwegian government. The children from 12 to 15 years old, for whom only one dose of vaccine has been proposed so far, will […]
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Australia: Record of COVID-19 deaths in New South Wales
Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has recorded the highest death toll from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the new coronavirus strain Omicron spreads across the country and lawmakers are being pressured to fill growing gaps. in the supply chains. New South Wales, home to Sydney and home to one-third of Australia’s […]
CDC: Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine protects children against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
Vaccination with the Pfizer / BioNTech BD vaccine against coronavirus provides high protection against the rare but serious disease of children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, according to a report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Multisystem inflammatory syndrome is a rare but serious clinical syndrome that occurs in children […]
Brazil: ‘Green light’ for vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 years
The Brazilian government finally gave the green light yesterday for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years against COVID-19, against the background of the large increase in cases of the new coronavirus and after the war caused by its approval by the competent supervisory body. “The Ministry of Health guarantees (s.s. that will […]
Cyprus: Vaccinations of children 5 – 11 years old continue with undiminished intensity
The vaccinations of children aged 5-11 in Cyprus continue today, Sunday. In the context of the efforts for the better service of the parents / guardians and especially of the children aged 5-11, the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the Pediatric Society of Cyprus proceeded to the operation of large vaccination centers. So, today, […]
Portugal: Vaccination of children aged 5-11 started today
Portugal, one of the countries with the highest vaccination rates in the world, is now launching a vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11, following in the footsteps of other European countries as the Omicron coronavirus variant spreads. Nearly 80,000 children, of whom about 640,000 are in this age group, have made an appointment […]
Pfizer-BioNTech: Will try a third reduced dose of the vaccine in children under five
Partners Pfizer (USA) and BioNTech (Germany) have announced that they will test a third dose of 3 μg (micrograms) of their coronavirus mRNA vaccine in children under five years of age. The two doses of the vaccine, which were tested in two-, three- and four-year-olds, failed to elicit an immune response comparable to that in […]
Pfizer: Low immunological response to the vaccine in children under 5 years of age
Weaker than expected is the immune response elicited by the lower-dose vaccine for children 2 to 4 years old tested by Pfizer, the drug giant announced on Friday, adding that it is targeting a three-dose regimen. In particular, as the company announced, during a presentation to investors, the study conducted on children aged 2 to […]
Brazil: ‘Green light’ for 5-11 year olds vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine
Brazilian health regulator Anvisa today approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 in children aged 5-11. This approval does not, however, mean that children can be vaccinated immediately. To do this, the Ministry of Health must first decide whether to provide special doses for children (one third of an adult’s dose) and whether […]
Italy-coronavirus: Vaccination of children aged 5-11 has started
According to the Italian scientific institute Gimbe, in the week of December 8-14, the admission of patients with coronavirus to the country’s hospitals increased by 17.9% and deaths by 18.8%. In intensive care units, imports increased by 11.2%. “This is a trend that is leading to a dangerous increase in pressure on hospital units,” said […]