SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will birth COVID-19 vaccinations for little ones aged 5 to eleven years earlier than the end of this yr, its fitness ministry noted late on Friday.
The Southeast Asian metropolis-state has already vaccinated 87% of its 5.5 million inhabitants, and authorities were dashing to get toddlers vaccinated amid concerns over rising number of paediatric COVID-19 cases.
The dosage used for toddlers may be one-third of that utilized in adults, corresponding to the us.
presently, handiest Pfizer-BioNTech "Comirnaty" vaccine has been approved for toddlers's usage in Singapore, the fitness ministry brought.
Singapore has additionally signed a brand new give settlement with Pfizer-BioNTech for the COVID-19 vaccine, it pointed out, devoid of specifying how many vials could be presented.
(Reporting by Chen Lin in Singapore, enhancing via Louise Heavens)
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