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Health Canada is authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15, meaning that the jab is now approved for anyone over the age of 12 in Canada.

During the press briefing on Tuesday, Health Canada's chief medical advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma said the vaccine was "safe and effective" for the younger age group, and that during clinical trials, the efficacy rate was 100 per cent.

Until now, the jab had only been approved for Canadians over the age of 16.

The Health Canada approval comes with some strings attached. Like all other vaccine approvals that were made under interim orders, Pfizer-BioNTech has to keep Health Canada up to date with “additional information” on the vaccine’s “safety efficacy and quality” to make sure the benefits continue to outweigh the risks.

The announcement comes after the drugmakers said their vaccine was found to be safe, effective and produced robust antibody responses in 12 to 15-year-olds in a clinical trial late last month.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7835614/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-approved-for-canadians-over-12-health-canada-says/

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