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Childhood vaccination against Covid-19 could it be a lead to try to stop a fifth wave? Some are already claiming it in France.
The epidemic by Covid-19 is in full swing in children 6 to 10 years old. Within a week, the incidence rate exploded by 148%. At 340 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the national average for adults is 191 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Among adolescents, the numbers are also alarmings. THEhe Covid-19 is shaking up schools: 6,000 school classes are now closed due to cases of contamination.
Should children be vaccinated? The question divides parents, but many doctors are in favor. “I would be quite inclined to say that if we manage to have a sufficiently high vaccination coverage rate for children, we can hope that a certain number of classes will no longer have positive cases and will be able to remain open. We can also hope take off the mask quickly enough “, explains Dr Jean-François Timsit, head of the intensive care unit at Bichat hospital (Paris). The United States and Israel have already taken the plunge. The French authorities are awaiting the opinion of the French Medicines Agency.
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