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If authorized, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.

Pfizer and BioNTech are applying FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) of a two-dose regimen of their 10-microgram dose for children ages 5 to 11. If authorized, it would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.

A Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose showed a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6 percent when compared to those who did not receive a booster, according to a trial.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Monday that Thailand will stop administering Sinovac once stocks finish next week.

In an online post on Monday, Dr Chalermchai Boonyaleephan said more than 200 countries have been affected by Covid-19 since it emerged in December 2019.

The Education Ministry announced on Saturday that as of Thursday, more than 864,000 students in the 12-18 age range had received one jab of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine.

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has begun to consider recommending that males under 30 be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the vaccine made by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., citing a rare risk of heart inflammation from the vaccine made by U.S. biotechnology firm Moderna, Inc.

The authorities are concerned about the surge in anti-vaccination TikTok clips, which is also sparking worries among parents and students about the side effects of Pfizer shots.

Pfizer and BioNTech said that they are seeking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. If authorized, this would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.

U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize their coronavirus vaccine for emergency use for children 5 to 11 years old, the companies announced Thursday.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is planning to propose the use of an AstraZeneca-Pfizer cocktail for general use at its next meeting with the Immunisation Subcommitee, DDC director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said.

Thailand is to receive more than 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine under donation from Germany and 100,000 Pfizer doses from Iceland by the end of this month.