Covid: Ema green light to Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds

Milan, May 28 (beraking latest news Salute) – Green light from the European drug agency Ema to extend the use of Pfizer / BioNTech’s anti-Covid vaccine for the 12-15 age group. The news of the recommendation given by the Chmp committee of the EU body was communicated today during the briefing by Marco Cavaleri, head of Vaccines and Therapeutic Products for Covid-19 of the European Medicines Agency Ema. This is the first Covid vaccine approved for children and young people of this age group in the EU.

The use of the Comirnaty vaccine in children aged 12-15 will be the same as in people aged 16 and over, for which it is already authorized. It is given in two doses, three weeks apart. (continues)