June 29, 2021
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with a dose of Sinovac s Covid-19 vaccine.
Reuters
The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinovac is safe and effective for children as young as three, early stage human trials have found, as China seeks to expand immunisation coverage.
The vaccine, which gained World Health Organisation emergency use approval for adults earlier this month, has already been approved for emergency use for children above three years old and teenagers in China – although authorities have not announced an immunisation schedule for these groups.
Sinovac is in the process of applying for an ethical review and approval for late-stage human trials for the younger population, a company spokesman said.
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