Many countries around the world promote vaccination for children from 5 to 11 years old

Although the current trend in the world is to gradually lift restrictions, not require vaccination certificates, even gradually eliminate the wearing of masks, but vaccination vaccine against COVID-19 and booster shots are still highly recommended.

Spain is one of the leading European countries in the vaccination against COVID-19 for children from 5 to 11 years old. This country has started to vaccinate children from December 2021. To date, 57% of children in the 5-11 age group in Spain have received a single dose of the vaccine.

Ms. Nuria Miro, parent, said: “I have been looking forward to the day my child gets vaccinated. On an individual and societal level, it’s important that we all get vaccinated to keep the pandemic under control.“.

Italy Pfizer vaccine has been approved for 5 – 11 year old children in December 2021. To date, the country has given at least one dose of the vaccine to more than 36% of children in this age group.

Still at VirtueInitially, the country was only recommended to give the COVID-19 vaccine to children with underlying medical conditions. However, in the face of the rapid spread of new variants, Germany decided to vaccinate all children. So far, 20% of children aged 5-11 in this country have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pfizer Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine. (Photo: AP)

Mr. Jakob Maske, a member of the German Association of Pediatricians, shared:We receive many appointments whether it is the third dose of vaccine for adults, adolescents and also for children. As soon as we start opening subscriptions for the calendar vaccinate children Hey, everyone registered very quickly“.

The European Medicines Agency approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11 years in November 2021. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval for vaccination in children in the EU. The agency has also approved the Moderna vaccine for use in children 12 to 17 years of age, and is evaluating the use of the Moderna vaccine in children aged 5 to 11.

Food and Drug Administration America approved the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine for children under 12 years of age from October 2021. To date, 9.9 million children ages 5-11 in the United States have received at least one dose of the vaccine, representing 35 percent of this population. A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that children aged 5-11 years old who receive the Pfizer vaccine rarely experience serious side effects.

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