updated: Jul 04 2021, 14:05 ist
By Fiona Russell, Peter McIntyre and Shidan Tosif for The Conversation
Eighteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic, some countries that have achieved high vaccination coverage in adults have started vaccinating adolescents aged 12-15.
Drivers to vaccinate children and adolescents include building confidence to open schools, preventing severe disease, and reducing transmission in all ages to achieve “herd immunity”.
But in most countries, including Australia, vaccination of the highest-risk groups is not nearly complete. So does it make sense to vaccinate children and adolescents at this stage?
Covid-19 in children
Covid-19 is less severe in children and adolescents; most have mild infections or are asymptomatic.
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