Belgium to begin vaccinating children between 5 and 11

Belgium’s health ministers have agreed to start vaccinating children aged between 5 and 11 against the coronavirus

BRUSSELS -- Belgium's health ministers agreed Monday to start vaccinating children aged between 5 and 11 against the coronavirus.

Ministers from the country of 11.5 million said the vaccination is highly recommended to children with conditions that put them at high risk for complications from COVID-19.

Those children will be invited to receive their jabs as a priority before the end of the month.

EU regulators last month approved a reduced-dose vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech for use in the 5-11 age group.