many children aged 5-11 can be vaccinated

France is passing a new stage in its fight against the Covid-19 epidemic. On Wednesday December 22, some children aged between 5 and 11 will be vaccinated against Covid-19. This is particularly the case with Tessa Sousa who, after discussing it with her parents, decided to be vaccinated against the virus. According to her, a way to protect her loved ones and “so that healthcare workers no longer have to undergo all this in hospitals and that we can get out of the pandemic”.

First, a rapid serological test is carried out to verify that the child has not already contracted Covid-19. If so, only one dose is given. The vaccine was specially designed for children by Pfizer. The available studies are rather reassuring: only 14 cases of myocarditis have been reported out of the seven million children vaccinated in the United States.