In Germany, the Stiko Standing Committee on Vaccinations recommends that people aged 30 and younger be vaccinated against covid only using Pfizer’s – BioNTech vaccine. This is because – according to the analysis of the German advisory body – the product in question showed a lower incidence of heart inflammation in this age group compared to the other mRna vaccine, that of Moderna. The recommendation to use Pfizer – BioNTech on young people applies to boosters even if the first vaccination cycle was carried out using a different product.
The Stiko committee, active at the Robert Koch Institute, also said that pregnant women, regardless of age, should be immunized using Pfizer / BioNTech.
The pool’s draft recommendation will now be passed on to German states and another panel of experts for covid examination in pregnancy and possibly revision.
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