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Pfizer vaccine less effective against COVID-19 in kids aged 5-11: Study

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Pfizer vaccine less effective against COVID-19 in kids aged 5-11: Study

For hospitalisations, vaccine effectiveness fell from 85 per cent to 73 per cent over the same time frame, they said. The effectiveness of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge in the US, especially among those aged 5 to 11 years, but the preventive was still protective against severe disease, … Read more

Covid-19 vaccination for children: Adolescents above 12 with comorbidities will be prioritised, says govt panel

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Civid-19 vaccintion for adoloscents to start by September (Image : Pixabay) As Covid-19 vaccine doses for children are in the offing before the third wave of pandemic kicks in, the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) recently informed that children above the age of 12 with comorbidities will be given priority for immunization. The Drug … Read more