THE need to vaccinate children has been emphasised by a top World Health Organisation (WHO) official to stop the cute carriers of Covid-19 from spreading the virus in the community and, in rare cases, suffering severe complications.
WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) regional emergency director Dr Richard Brennan noted that while hospitalisation and deaths among youngsters are lower than other age categories, infections among them in some cases can turn out to be severe, as well as posing a threat to the elderly and the immunocompromised.
Dr Brennan also stated that separate studies have demonstrated the efficacy of vaccines in children.
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