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European countries launch new crown vaccination for children

2021-12-17   

Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency correspondent in Europe reported: under the shadow of the rapid spread of COVID-19 infection rate and the rapid spread of the variant strain of Lithuania, Hungary, Spain, the Lithuania, Greece, Italy and other European countries began to vaccinate 5 to 11 years old children, and the related vaccination activities in Germany and the Slovenia began on 13 and 14 days respectively. Children's vaccination in Latvia and other countries will also be launched in the near future. In late November, the European Drug Administration recommended approval of low-dose Pfizer neocrown vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. Nagi oniko, chief physician of the Hungarian "heimpal National Institute of Pediatrics", told the local media that the Pfizer vaccine specially for children is safe and effective. The dose of this child vaccine is 10 micrograms per dose, "and the adverse reactions of the vaccine are relatively rare". Hungary's first batch of 138000 doses of Pfizer vaccine for children arrived in the country on the 14th and were vaccinated in 77 hospitals across the country. The Hungarian government website announced on the 15th that 38000 children had completed vaccination registration as of the same day. Spain began vaccinating about 3.3 million children aged 5 to 11 on the 15th. Spain's Ministry of Health reported on the 14th that at present, the 14 day infection rate in this age group is the highest among people of all ages in Spain, with about 647 new cases per 100000 people in 14 days. The first batch of 1.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for children arrived in Spain on the 13th. Each region can decide its own vaccination plan for children. Most regions choose to vaccinate children aged 10 to 11 before vaccinating younger children. As of the 15th, about 2000 children in Lithuania had been registered for vaccination. Since October 10, Greek parents have been able to register vaccination for children aged 5 to 11. At present, about 29000 children have been registered. Many European experts stressed that it is very important to vaccinate children with the new crown vaccine. Jerzy Istvan, head of the national vaccination team of Hungary, said 15, even though most children have mild symptoms after infection with COVID-19, they still have strong contagion and pose a threat to others. Maria theodoridu, chairman of the national vaccination Committee of Greece, said on the 13th that vaccination for children can indirectly protect vulnerable groups of children and reduce the transmission of the virus in the community. (outlook new era)

Edit:Ming Wu Responsible editor:Haoxuan Qi

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