Covid-19: what are the benefits of vaccinating children?

The United States, which began immunizing children in early November, has just released safety data. They are “very reassuring”, indicates the journalist Frédérique Prabonnaud, presents Wednesday, December 22 on the set of 19/20. “What we could fear, above all, was myocarditis. (…) There were very few of them, out of more than 7 million injections only 14 cases, and they all evolved favorably “.

If children develop fewer severe forms of Covid-19, “the risk is not zero”, recalls the journalist. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,399 children have been hospitalized, 3 have died, and 145 children under the age of 9 are currently in hospital due to the virus. Finally, according to an INSEE model, “Vaccinating half of the children would reduce the risk of cases at school by 75%, which means fewer class closures”, concludes Frédérique Prabonnaud.

U.S. Childhood Immunization Data (CDC)

Opinion of the High Authority for Health on childhood vaccination

Opinion of the COSV (Guidance Council of the vaccine strategy)

CCNE opinion, National Consultative Ethics Committee

COVID hospitalization of children: SPF / Geodes

Study V. Colizza, INSERM on vaccination and class closures

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