Chile

06/09/2021

On 6 September 2021, Chile's Public Health Institute (ISP) reported that it was expanding the age range of the emergency use authorization for the CoronaVac vaccine, initially authorized for individuals age 18 and older, to  include children 6 years old and older.  According to the ISP, existing data indicate a good immune response to the vaccine in this age group, and reported AEFI for the pediatric population in clinical studies, and in emergency use in China, have been mostly non-serious and consistent with the known information on this vaccine.

In regard to the authorization for children between ages 3 and 5, the ISP indicated that the experts convened to assess such an authorization agreed on the need for additional data, which they anticipate will be provided by the Phase III studies being conducted in Chile, led by the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Source: https://www.ispch.cl/noticia/isp-aprueba-ampliacion-del-rango-etario-para-administrar-la-vacuna-coronavacen-menores-desde-los-6-anos-de-edad/

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