智利開始為6-11歲兒童接種科興生物新冠疫苗

【彭博】-- 智利政府開始為6至11歲的兒童接種新冠疫苗；該國是拉美疫苗接種率最高的國家之一。

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該國的兒童將開始接種科興生物疫苗，本月早些時候，科興生物疫苗在該國獲得緊急使用授權。智利衛生部副部長Paula Daza在聖地亞哥參加一個紀念疫苗接種行動啟動的儀式時稱，政府將開始在學校接種疫苗。

此前，只有輝瑞疫苗在智利獲准對12至17歲的人群使用。

根據彭博匯編的數據，智利總人口約為1900萬，已經接種了3150萬劑疫苗，覆蓋了82.4%。在拉美國家中，智利的疫苗接種比例僅次於烏拉圭。

原文標題Chile Begins Vaccinating Young Children With Sinovac Vaccine

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