Although their vaccine dosage will be much lower than that administered to adolescents and adults, many parents feel uneasy about it and have taken to social media to protest the move, saying that their children are too young to be immunised against Covid-19.
Some 5.9 million children in Malaysia aged between five and 11 are expected to receive the Covid-19 vaccine following Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s announcement on Jan 6 that the Drug Control Authority has conditionally approved Pfizer's vaccine Comirnaty for the inoculation of children aged five to 11 and a new formulation of the vaccine for adolescents aged 12 and above.
Based on media reports, the US started giving the Covid-19 vaccine to children aged between five and 11 on Nov 4 with US president Joe Biden describing it as a turning point in the nation’s battle against the infectious disease. "We can no longer delay the administration of this vaccine for our children’s protection, what with new variants such as Omicron causing a surge in cases worldwide.He said although the effects of Covid-19 infection on children were not as severe as that of people who are older and belong to a high-risk group, there were, however, concerns over the long-term effects of Covid-19 or long Covid on children’s lungs.
Dr Masriana, who is with the Immunology Unit at the Pathology Department, said it was also normal for children to develop certain symptoms including fever after receiving the Covid-19 shot as the vaccine is reacting to the recipient’s body."Of course, our body will react when a foreign antigen enters the body,” she said.
She said for now, the operators of all childcare centres have been told to strictly comply with the existing standard operating procedures to prevent transmission of Covid-19 in their premises.
Well... government can ask pediatrician to give statement also actually...if they say it's necessary, we should hasten the process la..we have a lot of renowned pediatrician. Better to believe them, than some people who make noises here and there, but don't take science in school
So stupid 🤣
Let's start with medical experts children's.
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