France: Vaccination of 12-year-olds began with special needles for children

Percival Gett, a 12-year-old Frenchman, is one of the youngest citizens in Europe to vaccinated against Covid-19 and in order to adapt the procedure to the young man of his age, the nurse who gave him the vaccine had to use a special-sized needle for children. His mother took Perseus to a vaccination center near Paris today, the first day that the age for vaccination in France has been reduced to 12 years, because, as he said, the more people are vaccinated, the sooner the restrictions against the pandemic will be lifted, reports APE.

“I wanted it to be done as soon as possible,” said Melanie Gett’s mother at a suburban vaccination center. Showcase Sir Sen, shortly after her son got the vaccine. The French government has ruled that minors aged 12 and over are eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19, subject to parental consent. Previously, the minimum age for vaccination in France was 18 years or 16 years, if the person concerned was suffering from underlying diseases or had been in contact with a person vulnerable to the virus.

In affluent countries around the world, governments are expanding their vaccination programs to include younger age groups, who are at lower risk of developing Covid-19 seriously than older age groups. But the 12-year limit in France is one of the lowest in any major European Union country. Nurse Aurelie’s zombie, who did the vaccine in Persepolis today, used a needle, which is about half the size of the needle used in adults. “Children have smaller hands, so we need smaller needles to vaccinate children,” he explained. “It prevents us from touching the bone at the time of vaccination and is less annoying for them.”