Indonesia authorizes Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11
JAKARTA - Indonesia has approved the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for younger kids.
Until Monday, Indonesia had cleared the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine only for people aged 12 and above, of which it has the most amount in its arsenal with over 200 million doses. Penny K. Lukito, chief of the agency , told a news conference that the approval was "pleasant news. We're sure that children's vaccination is an urgent thing, especially now that...in-person learning has started."
Health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that COVID-19 cases found in schools during this period "are relatively low." Siti Nadia Tarmizi, a health ministry official, said that vaccinations for children may start early next year, as it awaits further recommendation from Indonesia's paediatric association and more vaccine shots.Indonesia was Asia's COVID-19 epicenter in July, with the Delta variant driving up infections and deaths though both counts have plummeted.Indonesia has vaccinated about 27% of its population of 270 million.
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