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Alexandra Maiorescu, 12, getting her Covid-19 jab in Bucharest on Wednesday, as Romania and other places rolled out vaccines for the young.

Alexandra Maiorescu, 12, getting her Covid-19 jab in Bucharest on Wednesday, as Romania and other places rolled out vaccines for the young.

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Hong Kong yesterday approved the Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 12 years old, joining a host of places that have widened their vaccination drive in the battle against the coronavirus.
Those aged 12 to 15 will be able to get Germany's Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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