Moldova’s medicine Agency approved the beginning of vaccination against the coronavirus of children from 12 years and recommended using the Pfizer preparation. This is reported on October 26. Newsmaker.
Now the decision must approve the Ministry of Health.
In September, the epidemiologist of the National Public Health Agency Vyacheslav Butzu reported that the Office approved the initiative to vaccinate adolescents, based on the recommendation of the World Health Organization. Vaccination will be carried out only after the written permission of parents or legitimate guardians and in their presence.
later in the Ministry of Health stated that the decision of the Public Health Agency is a recommendatory. The Secretary of State of the Ministry also told that, unlike the previous Pandemic wave, the number of infected children has been doubled.
In total, from the beginning of the pandemic in Moldova, more than 329 thousand people were infected with coronavirus, 7535 died.