Cyprus has announced that children aged 12 to 15 will soon be included in the island’s mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus, with adolescents eligible to receive either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
The island declared the measure on Friday, saying teenagers will be eligible to get vaccinated against coronavirus from August 2 onwards. Cyprus’ Health Minister, Michalis Hadjipantela, voiced that the move was needed in the fight against the pandemic, stating that “the only way we can stop the emergence of new aggressive strains (of Covid-19) is vaccination”.
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