So far, there is no reason to introduce mass vaccination of children against coronavirus, Rinat Maksyutov, head of the Vector scientific center, said on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
“To say that even after the completion of clinical trials it is necessary to switch to mass vaccination of children and adolescents, I think there are no grounds for this now. Children generally get sick much easier,” he said.
However, you need to have a tool to protect children from COVID-19, since new variants of the coronavirus can be dangerous for them, Maksyutov added.
More than half of Russians were not ready to vaccinate children against covid Society
In June, the World HEALTH Organization (WHO) changed its position and allowed children to be vaccinated against coronavirus. It noted that children and adolescents generally tolerate COVID-19 more easily than adults. “Therefore, unless they are in a higher risk group for severe COVID-19, they should be vaccinated on a less urgent basis,” the WHO recommended.