Chile authorises Sinovac vaccine for children over 6

Chilean health authorities approved the use of the Sinovac vaccine against the coronavirus for 6-year-old children and older, the first Latin America's country to take that step.

Heriberto García, director of Chile's Public Health Institute, said the institution approved the new measure by five votes in favor and one against.  Catholic University of Chile is currently conducting a study with 4,000 children aged 3 and 17 to study the Sinovac effects on them.

In Latin America, a few countries have approved only the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and older. China has authorized Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines for children aged 3 to 17.