COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6-11 years using Sinovac. There are already countries that also implement the vaccination of children.
We summarized from the BBC, Wednesday (15/12/2021) the following are the countries that allow the corona vaccine for children:
1. China
In June this year, China began allowing children from 3-17 years of age to be immunized using Sinovac. China has set a vaccination target of 80% of its population of 1.4 billion, so that figure is impossible to achieve without vaccination of young people.
2. India
There are many teenagers in India with an estimated 253 million according to UNICEF calculations. The latest data from the National Serological Survey shows 60% of children have been exposed to the corona virus since the beginning of the pandemic. Finally, in August, emergency use permits began for Zydus Cadila for those aged 12 and above.
3. United States of America
United States and Canadian regulators allow the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 years of age and older. At the end of July, 42% of those aged 2-17 years had already received the first dose and 32% had received the second dose with either Pfizer or Moderna.
