7 October 2021 04:31 pm Views - 1375
The Vaccine Technical Committee today decided to start administering the first dose of Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 18 and 19 from Monday, the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) said.
They said the decision was taken as the first step in a healthy children's vaccination programme. The vaccination rollout will be done at the Offices of the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) and in the government hospitals.
The Vaccination Technical Committee meeting was headed by the Heath Services Director General.
A discussion held between the President and the head of GMOA regarding vaccinating healthy children in the above age group as the second phase of vaccination of children. A proposal was made to the President in this regard by the GMOA at the discussion.
There, the GMOA has proposed to administer the Pfizer vaccine to healthy children between the ages of 15-19 years using the same mechanism used by the Medical Officers' Offices throughout the country.
The GMOA also pointed out that it is advisable for children suffering from allergies and other diseases to be vaccinated in hospitals under the supervision of a specialist. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)