The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) does not make a general corona vaccination recommendation for children from the age of twelve.
However, for 12 to 17 year olds with certain pre-existing conditions.
Update from June 10th
: The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) has not issued a general vaccination recommendation for healthy children and adolescents from 12 years of age in the corona pandemic, as
reported by echo24.de
*.
She recommends vaccinations against the coronavirus for 12 to 17 year olds with certain pre-existing conditions.
According to the latest bulletin from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), vaccination is also possible for healthy young people after medical advice and if children, adolescents or their parents have individual wishes and are willing to accept risks.
"It's about weighing up the benefits and possible risks," said STIKO chairman Thomas Mertens on Thursday of the
German press agency
.
The effect of the vaccination for 12 to 17 year olds is undisputed.
"The protective effect is very good," emphasized Mertens.
Corona vaccination for children: The vaccination commission (STIKO) clearly recommends
However, due to the relatively small group of around 1,100 children and adolescents in the approval study and an observation period of only two months, possible serious side effects cannot be adequately ruled out.
In addition, the risk for 12 to 17-year-olds of getting seriously ill with Covid-19 is very low.
So far we have only had two deaths in this age group in Germany.
STIKO chairman Thomas Mertens
In both cases, there would have been severe previous illnesses.
“Everyone has to understand our considerations,” he added.
“It is an appropriate recommendation.” The STIKO had already indicated several times that, due to a lack of data, it initially did not want to give a general vaccination recommendation for all children from 12 years on.
STIKO recommendation: Corona vaccinations only for previously ill children
According to STIKO data, around 379,000 of the around 4.5 million 12 to 17-year-olds in Germany are estimated to suffer from previous illnesses, as the
dpa
further reports.
The Standing Vaccination Commission, however, restricts its vaccination recommendation to around a dozen clinical pictures, which are associated with an increased risk of a severe course of Covid-19.
These include in detail:
Obesity (obesity), congenital or acquired immunodeficiency or relevant immunosuppression, congenital cyanotic heart defects, severe heart failure, severe pulmonary hypertension, chronic lung diseases with persistent impairment of lung function, chronic kidney failure, chronic neurological or neuromuscular diseases, syndromic tumor diseases, trisomy 21 with severe impairment and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.
In addition, STIKO recommends a corona vaccination for children and adolescents from the age of 12 who are close to relatives or other contact persons who are at high risk for a severe course of Covid-19.
However, this concerns people who cannot be vaccinated themselves or for whom there is reasonable suspicion of insufficient protection after vaccination.
Corona vaccination for children: recommendation of the vaccination commission (STIKO) is coming
Update from June 7th:
The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) has reserved a recommendation for vaccination in children. That will change on Thursday - on June 10th, the STIKO's vaccination recommendation on the subject of children is to be published. The new version will then appear in the so-called Epidemiological Bulletin of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), said an RKI spokeswoman at the request of the
German Press Agency (dpa)
.
It is expected that the panel of experts will not give a general vaccination recommendation for all children due to a lack of sufficient data, but will initially plan the vaccine primarily for children who are previously ill.
A draft for the STIKO decision was sent to the federal states and specialist societies on Friday.
These can introduce changes before the STIKO takes the decision.
Corona vaccination for children: Recommendation from the Standing Vaccination Commission is still pending
The pediatricians in private practice have been immunizing young patients from the age of 16 for weeks, primarily the particularly vulnerable adolescents with previous illnesses, said a spokeswoman for the professional association of paediatricians. Since the Standing Vaccination Commission has not yet given a general vaccination recommendation for groups aged twelve and over, there is a great need for individual advice in the practices. In addition, there is no vaccine.
Both could change soon: the first through the recommendation of the STIKO and the second through the possible approval of the corona vaccine from Moderna for children from the age of twelve * - the manufacturer has already submitted an application to the EMA.
Immunization with the Biontech vaccine has also been permitted for children from the age of twelve since Monday (June 7th).
One problem, however, is that Biontech is currently heavily rationed for initial vaccinations - approval of Moderna for children could help.
Even if the prioritization for all age groups has officially been lifted, according to the association spokeswoman, pediatricians will initially continue to vaccinate their vulnerable patients, for example with Down's syndrome or heart and lung diseases.
Children and corona vaccination: recommendation of the vaccination commission (STIKO)?
First report from May 26th:
In view of the falling Corona numbers * and numerous relaxations in various areas, there are more and more demands for a return to face-to-face teaching in schools. The infection process could even allow this before the summer holidays - this makes long-term concepts and measures all the more important. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) affirmed the plans for a vaccination offer for children from the age of twelve in the event of a vaccine
approval
for children, as
reported by
* echo24.de
.
According to the German Press Agency (dpa), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would like to make a prompt decision, possibly even in May, on the recommendation to approve the Biontech vaccine from the age of twelve *.
The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) reserves its own clarifications for a possible vaccination recommendation.
Corona vaccination for children from the age of twelve?
For the time being, STIKO is not making a recommendation
The STIKO chairman Thomas Mertens said on Tuesday on Deutschlandfunk that of course the right to education, normal participation in life and friends are very important things for children. “But the question that needs to be answered is whether vaccination is really the only and the right way to achieve this. We mustn't forget that no sweets are distributed during the vaccination, but a medical procedure is carried out after all. ”The top priority must be the well-being of the children.
According to Spahn, the discussion about the benefits and risks of vaccines is also important in relation to the respective age group.
"Covid-19 is a higher risk for someone who is 80 than for someone who is 18," said the minister in Bernburg in Saxony-Anhalt.
At the same time, however, there are also serious long-term effects * in younger infected people.
The Federal Minister of Health also receives a lot of mail from parents with children with previous illnesses who are longingly waiting for a vaccination.
"If we want to have this virus well under control, in Germany and Europe, then I will campaign for as many as possible to be vaccinated."
Corona vaccination for children from the age of twelve?
Germany plans to offer vaccinations by the end of August
The federal and state health ministers are striving to offer children and adolescents from the age of twelve a vaccination offer by the end of August - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and the prime ministers also want to discuss implementation this Thursday.
The manufacturer Biontech / Pfizer has already applied to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval of its preparation from the age of twelve.
We assume that there can be approval in the next few days, this week or next,
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU).
The manufacturer Moderna also announced that it would apply for approval for its vaccine from the age of twelve. The SPD parliamentary group vice Katja Mast advocated that older children and adolescents should be offered a vaccination before the end of the summer vacation. “This is the only way to guarantee a minimum of normalcy for the time afterwards for children, young people and their families who have carried this country through the crisis.” She appealed to the federal states to prepare children's vaccinations well logistically.
According to a clinical study by Biontech in the age group from twelve to 15 years *, the corona vaccine has shown an effectiveness of 100 percent.
The vaccination was well tolerated by the young people.
The side effects would have corresponded to those in the age group from 16 to 25 years, the companies Biontech and Pfizer said in mid-April.
In the USA, Biontech's corona vaccine is already approved for children aged 12 and over.
Another study for younger children and babies aged six months and over is already underway.
* echo24.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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