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Health Canada on Wednesday authorized the administration of Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine once morest COVID-19 for children between the ages of six months and five years, a first in the country.
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“The clinical trial showed that the immune response to the Spikevax vaccine in children 6 months to 5 years old was comparable to that seen in people 18 to 25 years old in a previous study,” the federal ministry said in a statement. a statement on Thursday.
Children in this age group can be vaccinated with a primary series of two doses of 25 micrograms each, with a four-week interval between them.
“This is equivalent to half the authorized dose for children aged 6 to 11 and a quarter of the authorized dose for people over 12 years old,” a statement explained.
The decision is consistent with recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), an independent panel of experts, which released a document Thursday morning backing up its findings.
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However, NACI has suggested a minimum period of eight weeks between the administration of the first and second vaccines for children who are not immunocompromised, whereas Health Canada considers four weeks to be sufficient.
“Moderately to severely immunocompromised” children will need to receive their second dose more quickly, within a window of four to eight weeks following their first.
Note that this is a “discretionary” recommendation, as opposed to a “strong recommendation”.
“As usual, Quebec will await the recommendations of the Quebec immunization committee (CIQ) and we will follow their recommendations,” said the office of Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé.
The vaccine should not be routinely administered on the same day as other vaccines, NACI also recommends.
Health Canada points out that the studies on the effectiveness of this vaccine were carried out when the Omicron variant was predominant in North America.
The United States approved vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for this age group on June 18.
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has submitted an application for approval to Health Canada. This is still under review by government scientists.
Al-Marsad newspaper: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development revealed that the profession of human resources (HR) is one of the professions in which it is prohibited to employ non-nationals.
This came in response to a citizen’s inquiry regarding the conditions necessary to work in the human resources profession, on the ministry’s account on its Twitter page.
The executive regulations of the labor system and its appendices specify a set of jobs in which it is prohibited to employ non-nationals; The list included the following professions: senior human resources administrator, personnel manager, labor and labor affairs manager, personnel relations manager, personnel specialist, personnel clerk, employment clerk, personnel clerk, shift clerk, general receptionist, hotel receptionist, clerk Patient receptionist, complaint clerk, cashier, private security guard, punter, duplicator or key repairer, customs broker.
The Lebanese band “Adonis” performed a concert on the steps of the Temple of Bacchus, as part of the Baalbek International Festival.
After a year’s absence from the homeland, and a series of foreign concerts in different countries, the band decided that Baalbek would be the return station, and presented a wonderful lyrical link, which ignited the concert, which witnessed a great public interaction, especially among the youth who love this type of music.
The band had recently released their latest work, the first song from their new album, “Bas Behal”.
The band also revealed its participation in the Carthage International Festival, and the meeting will be on the 19th of this month, the first with the Tunisian public.
On the other hand, the ceremony was attended by a guest, the artist Kazem Shammas, who presented the “Lebanon Ya Piece Sama” from the masterpieces of the late artist Wadih Al-Safi.
