Children aged 5 to 11 years who are at risk of serious complications from Covid-19 may be able to be vaccinated from the 1st of August at Israel, announced today health officials of the Jewish state.
In a document released yesterday, the Israeli Ministry of Health gave the green light to health insurance funds to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 who are “at significant risk of serious illness or death as a result of ‘new coronavirus infection’.”
“This is a special permit and any vaccinations will be studied on a case-by-case basis,” a ministry spokesman told AFP. “This permit takes effect on August 1,” he added.
“Vaccination of (all) children aged 5 to 11 is not recommended at this stage,” the ministry added, stressing that the vaccine is intended for the most vulnerable children.
According to the directive of the ministry, children with severe chronic lung disease, severe immunosuppression, neurodevelopmental disorders, sickle cell disease, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and severe obesity can be given a dose of 0.1 ml of the vaccine standard dose.
About 55% of Israel’s population has been fully vaccinated thanks to a massive campaign launched in late December following a deal with drug giant Pfizer.
The latter delivered millions of doses of the vaccine to the Jewish state in exchange for data on the effects of vaccination in this country of 9.3 million people whose digitized medical databases allow rapid large-scale studies.
In early June, authorities extended the vaccine to young people aged 12 to 16.
Faced with an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, the Jewish state announced on Thursday a partial return to the use of the health pass.
Only individuals who have been fully vaccinated, have recovered from Covid-19, or who have tested negative for PCR for less than 72 hours will be allowed to enter places with more than 100 individuals, indoors or outdoors.
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