Canada is the first country in the world to approve the use of Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 vaccine in children 12 years and older.

"This is the first type of licensed vaccine in Canada to prevent Covid-19 in children, marking an important milestone in the fight against Canadian pandemic", the main advisor of the Canadian Health Authority Supriya Sharma

Vaccine Pfizer-Biontech in Germany in January.

Data from a clinical trial in the US with more than 2,000 teenagers injected two doses of vaccines showed it safe with teens as well as adults.

Earlier, Canada licensed Pfizer-BionTech vaccine for people aged 16 and over in December 2020.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, about 20% of Covid-19 cases in Canada are recorded in people under 19 years old.

While young people are less likely to have serious symptoms due to Covid-19, "access to safe and effective vaccines will help prevent infection for families and friends, some of them can