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Argentina extends vaccination to minors aged between 12 and 17 with risk factors
Argentina's Health Ministry announced Friday that its national Covid-19 vaccination programme is being extended to include minors aged 12 to 17 with existing risk factors.
The announcement came after authorities in the European Union (EU) said that they would approve the Moderna vaccine for that age group, following pressure from parents groups.
Argentina took delivery of 3.5 million doses of the U.S.-made vaccine last week thanks to a donation from the Joe Biden administration.
Argentina has around 4.25 million adolescents aged between 12 and 17.
At: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/argentina-extends-vaccination-to-minors-aged-between-12-and-17-with-risk-factors.phtml
La Plata, Argentina, resident Lorena Torbidoni sings to her 16 year-old daughter Milagros Da Giau.
Today's Health Ministry announcement will make the recently-acquired Moderna Covid-19 vaccine available to minors aged 12 to 17 with existing risk factors.
Of the country's 33 million adults age 18 and older, over 23 million have received at least one dose - though only 6 million, both doses.
