Israel plans to give the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds upon FDA approval, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Wednesday after the manufacturer deemed the shots safe and effective on the age group.
Vaccinating at a world-beating pace, Israel has already given both Pfizer doses to more than half of its 9.3 million citizens and residents and seen an accompanying fall in COVID-19 incidence and lower positivity rate for coronavirus tests.
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Longer-term vaccine purchases have snagged, however, on a dispute within Pthe cabinet. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to resolve this, saying, "God willing, we will continue to be a global model of success."
"The Pfizer announcement is terrific news," Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said over social media on Wednesday.
"There is nothing more in order now than a speedy approval of more vaccine procurements (by Israel), so we can be poised to vaccinate immediately upon FDA approval."
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