The Ministry of Health will recommend that children aged 5 to 11 years be vaccinated against Covid-19, provided that they present a medical prescription.
The immunizing agent from Pfizer has already been authorized by Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) for this age group.
The information was given by the minister, minister Marcelo Queiroga, at a press conference this Thursday (23) at night.
“Our recommendation is that this vaccine is not mandatory. That is, it depends on the parents’ will. And this vaccine will be linked to a medical prescription, and the recommendation follows all Anvisa guidelines,” said Queiroga.
According to the minister, the final decision will be taken by the parents, a practice that is already taking place today. “Parents are free to take their children to receive this vaccine,” he said.
The minister explained that the Pfizer vaccine will be recommended. The recommendation will be submitted to public consultation, a measure that experts consider unnecessary.
“The document that goes on the air [na consulta pública] is a document that recommends the use of Pfizer’s vaccine in this version approved by Anvisa,” he said.
Queiroga also stated that Brazil is able to start vaccination within a “very short period”.
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