Danish health authorities are currently studying whether it makes sense to continue recommending that children aged 5 to 11 years be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
This is according to a statement by Soren Broström, director of the State Serum Institute, to the newspaper Politiken, who explained that the reassessment of the recommendation is currently underway for two reasons, as it is partly due to the difference between Omicron and Delta, and also because Omicron has caused fewer cases when it comes to hospital admissions due to the virus.
Proström also told the media that the season is about to change from winter to spring and the infection curve will break due to the population's increased immunity.
وبالعودة إلى نوفمبر/كانون الثاني من العام الماضي فقد جاءت التوصية من مديرية الصحة العامة بأن على الآباء والأمهات السماح لأطفالهم من سن 5 إلى 11 عاماً بالتطعيم، وبدا أن هناك حاجة لمزيد من الحصانة بين الأطفال. وأكد سورين بروستروم أن ذلك كان القرار الصحيح في ذلك الوقت، حيث “لم يشك المعهد أبداً في ذلك”، ففي حينها انتشرت العدوى خاصة في تلك الفئة العمرية حيث قام الأطفال بنقل الفايروس إلى الآباء والأجداد الذين كانوا عرضة للإصابة بمرض خطير من متغير دلتا، كما ساهم الأطفال ببضع نقاط مئوية في إجمالي مناعة السكان، وهذا هو السبب في أن كوفيد -19 لم يعد مرضاً خطيراً اجتماعياً، وفق تصريح بروستروم لبوليتيكن.
Sweden and Norway do not recommend childhood vaccinations.
While Denmark has recommended vaccination for children aged 5 to 11, this is not the case in neighboring Nordic countries, as both Norwegian and Swedish health authorities do not recommend coronavirus vaccines for children in that age group.
It is worth noting that 41.81 million Danish children aged 5 to 11 years have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 31.91 million have received the full vaccination (two doses). Last November, Danish health authorities had hoped to vaccinate 701 million children in that age group with COVID-19 vaccines.
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