The government will open the booster vaccine against Covid-19 to 12-17 year olds living alongside fragile people, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday January 18.
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Last week, the High Authority for Health (HAS), responsible for guiding the government in its vaccination policy, recommended “
administering a booster dose in adolescents living in the vicinity of immunocompromised people or vulnerable people who do not would not be vaccinated
.
175,000 children aged 5 to 11 received a dose of vaccine
“
We will take this opinion into account, probably this week
”, announced the Ministry of Health during a press briefing. Until now, recalls were only possible in this age group for adolescents at risk of serious forms of the disease. Before possibly generalizing the recall to all 12-17 year olds, the government is awaiting new recommendations from health authorities.
In addition, about 175,000 children aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the vaccine so far, or 3% of the eligible population, the ministry noted on Tuesday.
“
It is less and less difficult to find a niche
”, welcomed the ministry, which wishes that “
90% of vaccination centers will soon be equipped with a
dedicated pediatric line”.
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First open in mid-December to children aged 5-11 likely to have severe forms of Covid-19, vaccination was extended a few days later to all children in this age group.
But it is struggling to take off.
