China Overseas Chinese Network, July 6. According to the WeChat public account of "Overseas Chinese Weekly" in Africa, "African Overseas Chinese News", on July 5, local time, the Ministry of Health of Botswana announced to the public that it has launched a new crown vaccine for children. A second booster shot for a specific group.
The Ministry of Health stated in the announcement that it is now for children aged 12 to 17 years old who have received two doses of the basic vaccine and who are 6 months old to receive booster shots; adults who are over 50 years old and have received the first booster dose. People can get a second booster dose; in addition, people between the ages of 12 and 49 who have been identified as immunocompromised (such as cancer patients and patients undergoing chemotherapy) are also eligible for the second booster dose.
The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA) has authorised the delivery of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, as well as the first booster dose, to young children aged 5-11.
The preparation work is at an advanced stage, and the specific vaccination time will be notified separately.
Currently, only the Pfizer vaccine is offered for a second booster dose, regardless of which vaccine a person has received the first three times.
The second booster dose will be administered at least 4 months after the first booster dose.
The Ministry of Health encourages all people who are eligible for the above vaccines and booster shots to go to their nearest vaccination point to get vaccinated.
The Ministry of Health emphasized that the new crown epidemic is still raging in Botswana. In order to better prevent severe illness and death, people who meet the requirements are requested to go to the vaccination point to receive the new crown vaccine and booster shots, and do a good job in daily life and work. Anti-epidemic requirements.