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COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations for Kids Updated

by Colleen Fleiss on Dec 4 2022 11:43 PM
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The Finland health authority recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 only if they belong to risk groups.

COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations for Kids Updated
The recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 12 years have been updated by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

COVID-19 Vaccination for Children

Those aged between six months and four years who belong to risk groups should be vaccinated under individual medical supervision, said the health.
"Children of this age who have an underlying disease that may predispose them to serious COVID-19 disease can benefit from the basic series of COVID-19 vaccinations," said the THL.

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In the future, it is no longer recommended to offer vaccinations to healthy children aged five to 11 because they have a very low risk of severe COVID-19 disease.

Vaccination recommendations for children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 remain unchanged.

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