Before authorization, this vaccine was only applied to children over six years of age, that is, there was a reduction of five and a half years for its use
On Wednesday afternoon, the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (Invima) formalized the Emergency Use Sanitary Authorization (Asue) so that the Moderna vaccine against covid-19 can be applied to children up to six months of age. age.
“With this first approval, the possibilities of immunization against covid-19 for children in Colombia,” the statement said.
The aforementioned administrative act, issued by the Directorate of Medicines and Biological Products, notified the laboratory of the authorization to modify the dosage of indications.
The approval of this new immunization age is established in resolution 2023001963 of January 19, 2023.
