More than 60 countries have implemented COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11 years

At an injection session COVID-19 vaccine for children in the Philippines. The injection space is decorated with fun shapes to make the injection more comfortable. From the beginning of this February, the Philippines began to deploy Vaccination for children from 5 to 11 years old with a vaccine from Pfizer.

In recent months, Southeast Asian countries have accelerated the progress of vaccinating their children. Indonesia has vaccinated children aged 6-11 from December 2021. Singapore and Thailand started vaccinating children 5-11 years old from January 2022. Malaysia and Cambodia also started injecting from February.

Children vaccinated against COVID-19 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo: AP)

In the world, Israel is one of the earliest countries to implement the vaccination program for children aged 5-11. The country urgently approved the Pfizer vaccine on November 15, 2021, after the fourth wave of COVID-19. At this point, children aged 5-11 make up nearly half of all positive cases.

Europe has started licensing vaccines for children 5-11 years old from November 2021. After that, countries in the region began to vaccinate young children. As a rule, the vaccine is given to children 5-11 years old in Europe with 1/3 of the adult dose and two doses are given at 21-day intervals. In addition to the licensed Pfizer vaccine, in March, the European Medicines Agency also approved the Moderna vaccine for children aged 6-11 years.

In the US, vaccination for children 5-11 years old has been carried out since November 2021. The licensed vaccine is from Pfizer.

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