Thai agency approves Pfizer vaccine for use in children aged 5-11

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a convention hall in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the age of five and 11.

The Comirnaty vaccine, which is the first to be approved in the Thailand for the age group, will be given in two 10 microgram doses, 21 days apart, the drug regulator said in a statement.

Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Patpicha Tanakasempipat
Editing by Ed Davies

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