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HESITANT PARENTS: Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung said children could receive a COVID-19 vaccine at school or at a later date at a healthcare facilityBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
A specialists’ meeting is to discuss whether a mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 vaccines for children could be recommended, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) as inoculations of children aged six to 11 with the Moderna vaccine began yesterday. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on April 20 recommended that children aged six to 11 receive a two-dose regimen of 50 micrograms, or 0.25 milliliters per dose, 12 weeks apart. The Food and Drug Administration on April 17 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna, at 50 micrograms per ...