UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17 years

The United Arab Emirates will start providing China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged three to 17, the UAE government said on Twitter on Monday (Aug 2).

It cited the health ministry as saying the decision comes after clinical trials and extensive evaluations, without providing any details.

Authorities said in June the trial would monitor the immune response of 900 children.

The Gulf Arab state, which has among the world's highest immunization rates, was already providing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15years.

Source: Channel News Asia

Post On : 08-11-2021