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Bangkok to begin Pfizer vaccines for children 5-11 next month

The next round of the vaccine rollout is being prepared now by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and aims to use Pfizer vaccines for children under 12 years old. The rollout will be launched next month and will allow children between the ages of 5 years old and 11 years old to get vaccinated with the mRNA vaccine.

While children over 12 years old have been given regular full doses of the Pfizer vaccine as part of Thailand’s vaccination programme, the dosage for children between 5 and 12 will be one-third of that amount, 10 micrograms in each of the 2 injections. The lower dosage is recommended by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Communicable Disease Committee for pediatric vaccinations and will follow the same schedule for the first and second doses.

While the BMA sets to work on vaccinating children under 12, City Hall will still keep their focus primarily…

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