SecondThe Chairman of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schaeuble is pushing Standing Vaccination Committee Corona vaccination recommendations for children and adolescents up to 12 years old. “If the European approval agency declares that the two coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective for children over 12 years old, I think there is a lot to say about the widespread use of vaccines in this group,” the CDU politician said in a statement. Interviewed with “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” (NOZ).
“Criticize that the Permanent Vaccination Committee is not decided by the President of the Bundestag. However, I can remind you of your responsibility. “The risk of corona in children is many times higher than the risk of vaccination. As a grandfather, he personally hopes that his grandchildren can be vaccinated as soon as possible.
STIKO refuses to criticize
This European Medicines Agency In May, EMA approved Biontech/Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children and adolescents over 12 years old, and Moderna was also approved a few days ago. However, for Germany, so far, STIKO only recommends vaccination for children and adolescents with certain diseases, which are at increased risk of severe disease. The reason given by STIKO is the lack of data on vaccine safety.
Many politicians criticized the committee’s actions in the past few weeks. STIKO is increasingly opposed to it, most recently after being criticized by the Prime Minister of Bavaria Marcus Soder“The current statements made by Mr. Söder and other politicians about STIKO and its work are unusual and must be corrected even considering the timing of the campaign,” said the independent committee led by virologist Thomas Mertens. STIKO’s goal is to develop the best vaccination recommendations for individuals and communities.
