In November 2021, Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) approved the emergency local use of Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 following clinical trials and a strict assessment.

In May 2021, Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP) approved the emergency local use of Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and15 following clinical trials and a strict assessment.

As of May 2021, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is administering Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the following groups on priority:

• children with chronic diseases
• those who live with vulnerable family members
• those living with members who cannot receive the vaccine due to medical reasons.

Children are exempt from taking the vaccine if they have any of the following conditions:

• experiencing an active COVID-19 infection
• needing a specialised treatment for COVID-19
• experienced severe allergic reaction to any vaccine or vaccine component within four hours of taking it.

In Abu Dhabi, you do not need an appointment for your children for the Pfizer vaccine. Department of Health - Abu Dhabi provides the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to children aged 12 years and above at all of Mubadala and SEHA vaccination centres.