The European Union rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds will begin on 13 December, a week earlier than previously planned, Germany's health ministry has said.
Germany is due to receive 2.4 million doses for use as a two-dose regimen, the ministry said, adding it has commitment on the new date from the manufacturer. "Given the current pandemic situation, this is good news for parents and children.
Many are awaiting this eagerly," acting health minister Jens Spahn said in the statement. Latest coronavirus stories Last week, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended that Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, approved for European Union use in teenagers between 12 and 17 since May, be given as an injection in the