In Ukraine, vaccination of the 12-year-olds with Pfizer vaccine may be allowed in order to prevent COVID-19 for children. According to the U.S. government, the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine is 93% effective in preventing hospitalization among 12-18-year-olds, the Guardian reports.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study was conducted between June and September when Delta was the most dominant variant, reports Reuters.
The data from 19 children’s hospitals found that of the 179 patients who were hospitalized with coronavirus, 97% were unvaccinated.
Around 16% of patients required life support, all of whom were also not vaccinated.
The authors of the study said that the data “reinforces the importance of vaccination to protect US youths against severe Covid-19.”
The vaccine is authorized for children aged 12-plus, but the companies are looking to get it authorised for children as young as five.