Japan approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12-15

The Japanese government on Monday approved Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, the first shot to be made available to children in the country.The age group will be able to receive shots free of charge in addition to those aged 16 and older already eligible, a health ministry panel decided at a meeting in the afternoon.Children aged 12 to 15 will not immediately begin getting the Pfizer vaccine, as Japan is still in the process of inoculating health care workers and people aged 65 and older.Only around 6 percent of the country's population of 126 million has been given at…READ FULL ARTICLE