Now Taiwan Suspends 2nd Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine For Children Over Risk Of Heart Inflammation

The Taiwanese health authorities have suspended the administering of second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for children aged between 12 and 17, citing concerns about an increased risk of heart inflammation.

A panel of experts made the decision to cease giving the jab to teens on Wednesday, pending further review, according to the country’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Chen Shih-chung.

The health authority opted to call a halt to the second jab due to concer...

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