When will Ukraine start to vaccinate children from 5 years of age against COVID-19? Expert answer

In Ukraine today, mass  vaccination against coronavirus in children from 12 years of age. The world begins to vaccinate as early as 5 years of age. The USA became the pioneers. Here vaccination of five-year plans allowed in early November. Recently, such a decision was made in Israel. , calling the start of the children's vaccination campaign a real "holiday for parents who can now protect their children."

In connection with this news, the question arose: when will mass vaccination of children from 5 to 11 years old against coronavirus be allowed in Ukraine? It was answered by the head of the National Technical Group of Experts on Immunoprophylaxis in an interview for UNICEF medical expert Yekaterina Bulavinova. Fyodor Lapiy.

According to the expert, the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, which is now available in Ukraine, is not suitable for administering it to children of this age.

“Now we are diluting this vaccine, adding diluents and collecting 0.3 ml. If we talk about the so-called. a child's dose from 5 to 11 years old does not mean that we can take 0.1 ml and inject it intramuscularly. This means there must be a separate vaccine, a separate form, "

- said Fyodor Lapiy.

According to the expert, the process of legalizing the "children's" vaccine against coronavirus in Ukraine "has begun or will begin soon."

"Most likely in January 2022 we will have it registered in Ukraine,"

- Lapiy predicts.

Interestingly, the World Health Organization opposes the mass vaccination of children. According to WHO experts, first you need to vaccinate people at risk. Children don't belong to her. For the most part, they carry the coronavirus easily. True, as we already wrote, the Indian strain "Delta" often causes a life-threatening condition in children - multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

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