WHO approves vaccination of children against coronavirus

Previously, the WHO claimed that there is "not enough data yet" to vaccinate children and adolescents.

The organization's updated guidelines state that children and adolescents carry the coronavirus in a milder form than adults.

`` Therefore, if they are not in a group with a higher risk of severe COVID-19, they need to be vaccinated less urgently than the elderly, people with chronic diseases and medical workers, '' the WHO points out.

A year ago, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that, despite the registration of the first Russian vaccine against the coronavirus COVID-19, scientists are still only studying the effect of the drug on the body of minors. Therefore, they did not dare to vaccinate children.

Also last year, doctors talked about the risks associated with untimely vaccination of children. According to experts, vaccinations can harm the health of children and adolescents.