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Registration for COVID-19 vaccinations for adolescents aged 12-15 has started. Previously, vaccinations for this group had started in several other countries, incl. in United States. How was the action going? What are the most common post-vaccination side effects among the youngest?

  1. From June 7, there are referrals for the COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents aged 12 to 15 years
  2. People in this age group are vaccinated with a Pfizer preparation. The vaccine in clinical trials showed 100 percent. effectiveness
  3. Studies have also shown that children and adolescents are more likely to have mild side effects than adults.
  4. This is not a cause for concern. As experts emphasize, such a reaction is evidence of a strong reaction of the immune system
  5. You can find out more about COVID-19 vaccinations on the TvoiLokony home page

In which countries are children aged 12-15 vaccinated?

In Poland, vaccination against COVID-19 of adolescents aged 12-15 began on June 7. It is similar in Germany. Soon they will also start in Israel. A few days ago, children were vaccinated in Romania and Singapore, earlier (in mid-May) it was started in Hungary. Vaccination of youth in Lithuania will begin soon.

In France, such vaccinations will start with the beginning of the new school year, in Spain and Austria in August, while Estonia plans to launch it in the fall.

Vaccinations began in the United States in mid-May, 12-15 year olds.

  1. Registration of children aged 12-15 for COVID-19 vaccinations begins

The consent to vaccinate adolescents was also issued, inter alia, in UK Britain, Switzerland, Canada, Japan and Chile.

Pfizer / BioNTech preparation is used for vaccination everywhere.

Vaccinations for children – how many people have been vaccinated in the US?

So far, over 170 million people in the USA have received at least one dose of the vaccine, or over 51 percent. inhabitants of this country. Of this number, approximately 6,7 million are people aged 12-18.

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In the first week of vaccination of people aged 12-15 years, 600 were administered. injection. By June 3, over 3 million adolescents had already received the first dose of the preparation. In total, this age group in the US is 17 million. A report is coming soon on the effects of the first week of immunization on these adolescents.

However, in the 16-17 age group after the second dose of the vaccine, there are already almost 2,5 million people in the United States.

Vaccinating children 12-15 years of age – the most common side effects

There are no specific data yet on side effects in vaccinated children in the US. However, clinical studies have shown that mild side effects are more common in children than in adults. This is because the older the immune system, the weaker it is. Young people produce a stronger immune response. Symptoms appeared more often after the second dose.

In clinical trials involving 1,1 thousand. children, the most common side effect was pain at the injection site. 91 percent complained about it. subjects. The second most common symptom was fatigue, reported by up to 78 percent. people. In 76 percent headache appeared. For comparison – in the adult population (over 18 years of age), these ailments occurred in 84, 63 and 55%, respectively. subjects.

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Almost half of the teenagers reported chills, 42% complained of muscle aches. teenagers. Fever and joint pains appeared much less frequently than suspected, and 24 and 20 percent reported, respectively. surveyed children.

All reported side effects disappeared after a few days.

The Pfizer vaccine in clinical trials has proven to be 100% effective. None of the children developed COVID-19 infection after vaccination.

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