The EU’s drug watchdog on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the bloc. The vaccine was “well tolerated” in children and there were no “major concerns” in terms of side effects, the Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency said. Germany has said it will start vaccinating children over the age of 12 from June 7 following the authorisation by the EMA. The United States and Canada have both already authorised the vaccine for children of the same age. “The vaccine was well tolerated” among children for side effects, and they were “not raising major concerns at this time”.

Source: The Nation May 29, 2021 05:26 UTC