Prognosis
Israel to Give Pfizer Vaccine to Children Once Doses Arrive
- Ministry expects weaker shots for kids in the coming days
- Bennett urges parents to get their children vaccinated
A health worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on a 12-year-old boy in Jerusalem.
Photographer: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
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Israel plans to begin giving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine to children aged 5 to 11 as soon as possible, after becoming the latest country to approve the inoculations.
The Health Ministry expects the first shipments of the children’s vaccine -- which is weaker than the regular dose -- to arrive from the U.S. in the coming days, according to a spokesperson. A panel of experts at the ministry voted overwhelmingly in favor of the inoculation campaign last week.