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Children may need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 too. Here’s what we need to consider – The Conversation AU
Any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be given first to higher risk groups before it is given to children. But we still need vaccines that are safe and effective for…
An ideal COVID-19 vaccine would not only protect people from becoming ill, it would also stop the virus spreading through the population. The best way to do this is to vaccinate as many people as possible.
If the best available vaccine is only moderately protective for example, if it only prevents 50% of infections we might need to vaccinate children as well as adults to interrupt the spread.
There is no COVID-19 vaccine being developed specifically for children. So if children are to be vaccinated,…
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