Children should not be vaccinated for the moment.
Children and adolescents tend to have milder disease compared to adults, so unless they are part of a group at higher risk of severe COVID-19, it is less urgent to vaccinate them than older people, those with chronic health conditions and health workers.
More evidence is needed on the use of the different COVID-19 vaccines in children to be able to make general recommendations on vaccinating children against COVID-19.
Now let's check on the
Everyone 12 years of age and older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
And pro-vax people wonder why others have questions.
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Children should not be vaccinated for the moment.
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Children and adolescents tend to have milder disease compared to adults, so unless they are part of a group at higher risk of severe COVID-19, it is less urgent to vaccinate them than older people, those with chronic health conditions and health workers.
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More evidence is needed on the use of the different COVID-19 vaccines in children to be able to make general recommendations on vaccinating children against COVID-19.
Now let's check on the [CDC's recommendations:](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/about-vaccines/index.html)
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Everyone 12 years of age and older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
And pro-vax people wonder why others have questions.
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