The World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group (SAGE) of Immunization Experts has suggested that healthy children and adolescents do not need booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and should instead be given to people at high risk. This was announced in a press release. area WHO.
The researchers concluded that the health system benefits of vaccinating healthy children and adolescents are much lower than the main vaccines for children: the rotavirus, measles, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. They recommended that countries focus on these vaccines for children.
The report’s authors also said that booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine should be given primarily to those in the high-risk group: the elderly, the immunocompromised, healthcare workers and pregnant women. The optimal time between booster doses is 6-12 months.
Children and adolescents at risk for health and healthy adults under the age of 60 are followed up with priority. It is recommended that they receive the full vaccine followed by a booster dose.