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Pfizer chief: I’d give jab to my six-year-old

By Alex Lawson

PFIZER’S UK boss is so certain of the safety of its Covid vaccine that he would allow his six-year-old daughter to have it now.

Ben Osborn, who runs the British arm of the US drug giant and is head of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, said he has had ‘blunt’ conversations with those opposed to vaccines.

Asked if Pfizer’s jab, developed rapidly with German partner BioNTech was safe, he said: ‘The biggest reassurance I would give is that I would give it to my six-year-old daughter tomorrow if authorised.’

UK regulators are considering whether to approve the vaccine’s use in five to 11-year-olds. It was last week approved for use on children as young as five by the European Medicines Agency.

Mr Osborn said he is frequently asked about the safety of the vaccine, but added: ‘It’s been done at speed but no corners have been cut.’

Pfizer is studying the new Omicron variant and said it could ‘develop and produce a tailor-made vaccine in 100 days’ if needed.

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