European Union Approves Pfizer Covid Jab For 5 To 11-Year-Olds

The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday authorised Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for use on children from 5 to 11 years old, clearing the way for shots to be administered to millions of elementary school pupils amid a new wave of infections sweeping across the continent.Also Read - South Africa Detects New Covid-19 Variant With Multiple Mutations | Details

At least one country facing spiking infections didn’t wait for the EMA approval. Authorities in the Austrian capital, Vienna, already have begun vaccinating the 5 to 11 age group.

Europe is currently at the epicenter of the pandemic and the World Health Organisation has warned the continent could see deaths top 2 million by the spring unless urgent measures are taken.