FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
While claiming that Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of vaccinating school children, Pfizer is the leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate to be administered to children aged between 12 and 18 , according to available data on studies in this regard , a Minister said yesterday.
State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof . Channa Jayasumana told Daily Mirror that the Education Ministry had requested for vaccination of school children to reopen schools.
The Minister said the government was exploring the possibility of giving jabs to the children of this age group .
“We have not taken a final decision .We are studying the efficacy of each vaccine as far as children are concerned. We peruse available data in this regard . For us it appears that Pfizer is the leading candidate,†he said.
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Don’t sit, relax and wait for this decision. Implement it immediately. It’s another priority you have messed up. See the death rate. Majority are elderly with chronic issues. You have brushed off the call to vaccinate them as 2nd priority group after the front line workers. Make children safe soon.