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Pfizer jab approved for children, but first other people need to be vaccinated

Moderna and Pfizer have released data suggesting that their vaccines are well tolerated in adolescents and highly effective in preventing COVID-19. Canada, the US and the EU have already authorised the Pfizer vaccine in children as young as 12.

Even if the vaccine is highly effective in children, it can only eliminate an already tiny risk.