Spain approved COVID-19 immunizations for children aged five to eleven, an age group in which coronavirus cases are rapidly expanding, on Tuesday, with the vaccination campaign set to begin next week.
According to AFP, the decision comes after the European Union’s drug regulator authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use among children aged five to eleven last month, making it the first such vaccination to be approved for that age group within the bloc.
Children under the age of 12 have the greatest Covid-19 infection rate at the present, according to the report.
According to the ministry, 3.3 million youngsters in that age bracket in Spain are now eligible for vaccination.
The goal is “to reduce the incidence of the disease in this group and infections in family settings, schools, and the community,” the health ministry said in a statement.
Children under the age of 12 have the greatest Covid-19 infection rate at the present, according to the report.
According to the ministry, 3.3 million youngsters in that age bracket in Spain are now eligible for vaccination.
Spain will receive its first shipment of Pfizer paediatric vaccines on December 13 and will begin giving them two days later, according to the statement.
Two shots will be administered at eight-week intervals, with the dosage for children being one-third that of adults and adolescents.
Spain joins an increasing number of European countries, including Italy and Greece, in providing vaccinations to people in this age category.
With roughly 89 percent of people over the age of 12 fully vaccinated, the country has one of the highest Covid-19 vaccination rates among Europe’s major nations.
