Invited on LCI this Thursday, November 18 morning, Gabriel Attal, spokesperson for the government, affirmed that the decision to open vaccination to children aged 5 to 12 will not be taken before February 2022. “
We take decisions from then on that we have scientific recommendations that tell us 'we recommend it to you',
”he declared.
“
On the vaccination of children, the European health agency should give us its opinion by the end of the year. Then the French authority must give us an opinion. We do not expect it before the start of 2022. This subject is far from trivial. It is normal for the health authorities to take the time,
”explains the government spokesperson.
Indeed, Israel and the United States have already opened vaccination to children over five years old.
"
It is a decision which is far from trivial, it is normal that we take the time and that the health authorities take the time to examine this subject
," said the spokesperson.
Health authorities will "
benefit from the first returns of vaccination among children in Israel and the United States,
" he concludes.
