Not only adults, but also children will receive a vaccine in our country. Their turn will not come until after the summer, according to Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD). Studies into the effectiveness of existing vaccines in children are still ongoing, but the initial results appear positive.
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De Croo says in a conversation with children’s news Karrewiet that ‘it is the turn of the people most at risk of ending up in hospital’ first. ‘But eventually we will also vaccinate children,’ he says.
Today you are the least vulnerable. We first vaccinate the people who can get sick the fastest. These are mainly older people, or people who are ill for some other reason, ‘he replies to a question from a ten-year-old girl.
He does not yet set a precise date. “It is still difficult to say when, but that will be after the summer.”
Children not until 2022?
Vaccinologist Isabel Leroux-Roels says VRT News Expect young people aged 12 to 17 to have their turn by the end of the year. This could take even longer for children under the age of 12, she expects that they will not be available until 2022.
Studies are still ongoing
Whether the vaccinations are effective for children is not yet entirely clear. The developers of the already approved vaccines are still conducting studies among 12 to 16-year-olds. The results of this are not yet definitive, but according to a spokeswoman for the vaccination task force, the first results are positive.
A concrete strategy for the vaccination of young people is not yet on the table. ‘We are still focusing on the current phase. We can only look at that after the first massive vaccination. ‘ It is not necessary to put young people in between: ‘They get sick much less.’
She also points out that a very limited number of young people have already been vaccinated. This concerns young people from the age of 16 who are doing an internship in a residential care center. They were already given the Pfizer vaccine.
Johnson & Johnson
In the decision to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to approve The European medicines agency EMA announced today that it is effective in preventing covid-19 in people from 18 years of age.
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