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Vaccines, Ema recommends Pfizer use for children 5-11 years old
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November 26, 2021 "At the moment there is not enough data to indicate first of all the transmissibility and secondly if the variant eludes the vaccines currently available. It is clear that then it would be a
problem: at the moment it is early and it is not present in Italy, but it needs attention ". This was stated by Undersecretary of Health Pierpaolo Sileri during the Marcangolo oncological congress in
progress in Senigallia.
Vaccine children in hubs but also in other facilities
As for Ema's ok to Pfizer for children - 5/11 years - Sileri explains that vaccination will be carried out "in the existing vaccination hubs, where dedicated courses will be set up, but we plan to use all available resources if it is feasible: we will therefore also open to pediatricians and pharmacies ". "We think - he explained - to use all available resources, if there is logistical feasibility.
The target in this case is limited but at the same time it is a population, precisely pediatric under 12, for which vaccination is very important since the consequences of the Covid-19 infection can also be serious "." the opinion of the Italian Medicines Agency will be brief and operational indications will follow - he concluded ".