The Spanish Ministry of Health tweeted the news of the approval after the decision of the expert committee. The rollout is set to begin on December 15, two days after the first of 3.2 million pediatric vaccines arrived in Spain.
Austria has been vaccinating children since the European Union’s drug regulator on November 25 allowed the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for use in that age group. Greece will also start on December 15 and Italy will start on December 16 among others.
The European Medicines Agency’s decision opened the way for millions of primary schoolchildren across the continent.
It is expected that Portugal, Spain’s neighbor on the Iberian Peninsula, will follow suit, with the children’s strokes due to arrive there in two weeks. Portuguese officials say more than 90% of the 12-17 age group have been punched.