Children under the age of 18 can only receive vaccine against COVID-19 from Pfizer

From Monday, anyone over the age of 16 will be able to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus, COVID-19.

The announcement was made by Governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia in his state message from the House of Representatives.

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Children under the age of 18, 16 and 17, will only be able to receive the vaccine from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, as it is the only one approved for these ages.

In the case of those over 18, the Department of Health reported that they could receive any of the vaccines, Pfizer, Modern or Johnson & Johnson.

In late March, Pfizer announced that it would be seeking authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to vaccinate people ages 12 to 15.

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