List of various countries vaccinating children

Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against COVID-19 The United States is set to roll out Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week and the shots could be administered as soon as Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

The following is a list of some countries that have approved or are considering vaccinating children:

* On Oct. 18, the EU's medicines regulator said it had started evaluating the use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in 5 to 11-year-old children.

* In June, Denmark said it would offer COVID-19 shots to children aged 12-15 to boost its overall immunity against the virus.

* France has started vaccinating those from 12 years upwards, provided they have parental consent.

* Germany in August agreed to make vaccination available to all children aged 12-17. read more

* Austria has started vaccinating children aged 12-15.

* Estonia could start vaccinating teenagers by the autumn, public broadcaster ERR reported, citing the head of the government's COVID-19 council.

* Hungary started vaccinating 16 to 18-year-olds in mid-May, according to Xinhua news agency.

* Italy on May 31 approved extending the use of Pfizer's vaccine to 12-15 year olds. On July 28, it also endorsed the use of Moderna's vaccine for 12-17 aged children.

* Lithuania's prime minister said the country could start vaccinating children from age 12 in June, news site Delfi reported.

* Spain begun vaccinating children between 12 and 17 years old around two weeks before the academic year in September, the health minister said.

* Swedish PM says children aged 12-15 will be offered COVID vaccine later this autumn. read more

* Greece in July said children aged 12-15 could be vaccinated against COVID-19 with Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna shots. read more

* Finland's capital Helsinki in June said it will begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 12 to 15 who are at risk of contracting a severe coronavirus infection. read more

* On July 27, Ireland lowered the age for COVID-19 vaccination to 12 years. read more

* Poland started offering COVID-19 vaccines to children of ages 12-15.

MIDDLE EAST:

* In August, Israel began offering a COVID-19 booster to children as young as 12.

* The United Arab Emirates said in August rolled out China's Sinopharm (1099.HK) vaccine to children aged 3-17. On Nov.1, UAE approved Pfizer-BioNtech shot for children aged 5-11 for emergency use.

* Bahrain approved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 3-11 from Oct. 27, while on Nov. 2, the Gulf state approved the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use for children aged between 5 and 11 years.

ASIA-PACIFIC

* Indonesia on Nov. 1 authorised China's Sinovac vaccine for children aged 6 and above. read more

* Malaysia on Oct. 29 said it would procure the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, following a U.S. expert panel's recommendation

* Vietnam will begin inoculating children aged 16 and 17 with parental consent from next month using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. read more  ...