Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) has announced on Thursday that they will resume administering Pfizer vaccines to children between the ages of 12 and 17, and people that have major medical problems this month.
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(FILE) An illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, on November 17, 2020: although HEOC has said they would start administering Pfizer vaccines this month, they are unsure when the next shipment of the vaccine will arrive in Maldives — Photo: Justin Tallis/ AFP
Lamya Abdulla
2021-08-05 21:10:44
Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) has announced on Thursday that they will resume administering Pfizer vaccines to children between the ages of 12 and 17, and people that have major medical problems this month.
In a media briefing by the center, HEOC’s spokesperson Dr. Nazla Rafeeq said they will administer the Pfizer vaccine to children above 12 and people with poor immune systems. This includes people fighting cancer, or people that have undergone organ transplants.
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