Sinopharm Covid vaccine safe for children, teenagers
Reuters/Beijing
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Pfizer and Moderna have also included children as young as 12 years in their clinical trials.
A Covid-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a Sinopharm subsidiary, is safe in those aged between three and 17, based on clinical data obtained by the company, state media reported on Friday.
“It should be noted that for three to five-year-old children, because their immune system is still developing, they must be carefully and closely monitored during vaccination,” CNBG chairman Yang Xiaoming told Xinhua, without providing further details.
CNBG has two Covid-19 vaccines in Phase 3 clinical trials, both of which have been authorised for emergency use and are being given to limited priority groups at high risk of infection. A Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 candidate has also been authorised for emergency use.
Globally, there are several vaccines that are either approved or have received emergency authorisation based on preliminary evidence that they are safe and effective. #Vaccines
Seha opens 3 vaccine centres catering for 9,000 people daily
12 Jan 2021 Three COVID-19 Vaccination Centres that administer the Sinopharm CNBG inactivated vaccine opened on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Mariecar Jara-Puyod,
Senior Reporter
The free and optional national vaccination campaign of the UAE, ongoing in both public and private health facilities, to contain the global spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), was intensified and given a wider reach. Three centres that can accommodate 9,000 people a day were inaugurated by the country’s largest healthcare network, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, also on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) had cautioned the public that anyone caught posting false and unverified claims or news about COVID-19 vaccines shall be held legally accountable.
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