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Egypt authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15 year-olds

The step effectively lowers the minimum age of eligibility to receive the two-shot vaccine in Egypt, which was 15 years old previously.

Reuters

Published On Nov 29, 2021 at 12:59 PM IST

Egypt authorized on Sunday Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-15, the cabinet said in a statement.

The step effectively lowers the minimum age of eligibility to receive the two-shot vaccine in Egypt, which was 15 years old previously.

(Reporting by Momen Saeed Atallah; Writing by Moataz Abdelrahiem; Editing by Catherine Evans)