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Jordan to open COVID-19 vaccinations for 12-year-olds

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Agence France-Presse

<p>AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan&#x27;s health ministry announced Saturday that COVID-19 vaccines will now be available for children aged 12 and above.</p><p>The ministry &quot;has decided to lower the COVID-19 vaccination age to 12 years, starting from Sunday July 25&quot; and without requiring an appointment, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page on Saturday.</p><p>&quot;Vaccination will be optional, and those under 18 will be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine with the consent of their guardian,&quot; the statement added.</p><p>Jordan, a country of 10 million people, has officially recorded more than 763,900 coronavirus cases, including over 9,900 deaths, since the start of its outbreak.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/04/21/covid-19-survivor-recalls-nightmare-struggle">COVID-19 survivor recalls nightmare struggle</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/15/21/protests-erupt-in-jordan-after-covid-19-hospital-deaths-scandal">Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal</a></li></ul><p>Some 1.9 million people have been fully inoculated against COVID-19, while 2.7 million have received an initial vaccine dose.</p><p>The United States, Canada and the European Union have already authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-year-olds.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/08/21/fda-oks-use-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-for-12-17-years-old">FDA OKs use of Pfizer&#x27;s COVID-19 vaccine for 12-17 years old</a></li></ul><p>Amman said last month it had concluded several agreements to obtain a total of around 12 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and planned to order five million additional jabs. </p><p>The country last weekend received half a million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses from Washington.</p><p>Authorities are pushing the population to take up the vaccines, and have adopted restrictive or punitive measures targeting those who fail to do so.</p><p>The measures include requiring unvaccinated or partially vaccinated public sector employees to present a negative COVID-19 test twice a week, and prohibiting the issuance or renewal of work and residency permits for those who are not fully vaccinated.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/08/20/jordan-faces-virus-era-polls-in-crisis-mode">Jordan faces virus-era polls in crisis mode</a></li></ul><div><strong>msh/feb/lg/dwo</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X5gWlhA16kg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Jordan's health ministry announced Saturday that COVID-19 vaccines will now be available for children aged 12 and above.</p>

Jordan's health ministry announced Saturday that COVID-19 vaccines will now be available for children aged 12 and above.