Israel starts vaccinating children aged 5-11

Israel began vaccinating children aged 5-11 on November 23, Report informs referring to The Times of Israel.

Health providers started rolling out the shots for children at a number of locations across the country, days after the first shipment of kid-sized Pfizer-BioNTech doses arrived in Israel.

Health officials said several hundred children were vaccinated November 22 and that appointments for vaccinations starting on November 23 had been booked for 24,000 children - some 2.5% of those eligible in the age group.

Speaking to reporters, Salman Zarka, the person responsible for coordinating the country’s preparedness and response to the virus, said parents should celebrate because the vaccine will not only provide protection to children, but also allow normal life to return.

Israeli approval of the shot for children came days after the United States Food and Drug Administration granted the vaccine authorization for the 5-11 age group.