Israel allows children 5-11 years old to be vaccinated against COVID-19-National

Israel approved the grant on Sunday Coronavirus disease Children 5 to 11 years old are vaccinated.

The Department of Health’s decision was made after US health authorities approved vaccination for the same age group earlier this month.

At the beginning of this year, Israel was one of the first countries in the world to launch an extensive vaccination campaign among its adult and adolescent populations, and became the first country to launch an extensive intensive campaign during the summer.

Experts say that Israel’s aggressive vaccination efforts have helped curb the spread of the coronavirus and controlled the recent wave of delta variants. But it has seen the coronavirus continue to spread among unvaccinated people, including children.

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The Ministry of Health said in a statement that its director general, Dr. Nachman Ash, accepted the advice of an expert consultant to vaccinate children with Pfizer/BioNTech. It said that most consultants believe that the benefits of vaccines outweigh the risks.

The ministry said it will announce the date of the start of the event in the next few days. According to Israeli media, it is expected to start vaccinating children’s doses next week.

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