Qatar approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 5-11 years

The Qatari Ministry of Health approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years, it said on Sunday.

In November, Gulf states Bahrain and Saudi Arabia approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use for children in the same age category, according to Reuters.

A Qatari security guard checks the bag of a school boy before entering his classroom at the French Lycee in Doha on January 30. — AFP

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