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Children acquire significantly higher immunity against covid – What Maria Theodoridou and Marios Themistokleous said.
The opening of the vaccination platform with the 4th dose on 20/1 was announced today while it was emphasized that children create better immunity against coronavirus, according to the President of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou, during the Information on the progress of the Vaccination coverage plan .
Based on the results of a study, it seems that children have strong immune mechanisms against covid and therefore get sick more mildly.
The chairman of the National Vaccination Committee, referring to the completion of 1 year from the start of vaccinations and two years from infections in Wuhan, China, said that the administration of vaccines has now been shown to be a valuable contribution to preventing deaths from Covid 19.
She also said that a recent study showed that the neutralizing ability of antibodies in children was the same as in adults while the cellular capacity was twice that of minors.
Antibodies in children last more than six months, said Ms. Theodoridou and stressed that everything shows that children have strong mechanisms to deal with the infection.
The Omicron variant also increased the number of children admitted to hospitals. But parents need to understand that the disease is not serious. In infants under one year of age, the admission is made mainly for preventive reasons “.
Ms. Theodoridou referred to another study on pregnant women and stressed that if they follow vaccination programmes during pregnancy it does not cause prematurity.
On the contrary, according to another study, these risks, even for the possibility of fetal death, increase in unvaccinated pregnant women.
The professor insisted once again on the vaccination of pregnant women, noting that studies have shown that vaccines are not associated with premature birth or the birth of low birth weight babies.
The Secretary General of Primary Health Care, Marios Themistokleous, noted that on January 20, the platform for the 4th installment for immunocompromised citizens opens. It is noted that the 4th dose is administered after 3 months.
She also noted that 65,000 have already been vaccinated and 57,000 have made appointments, while there are 50,000 free appointments. There is a great demand for children’s vaccines in Attica, where other appointments will open in the coming days.
In relation to COVID vaccines for children aged 5-11 years, the platform has already been opened, so that in 26 islands of about 1,000 inhabitants can make an appointment on specific dates.
Vaccination has also begun on islands with less than 1,000 inhabitants.
At the moment, 65,000 children of this age have already been vaccinated and 57,000 appointments have been made and there are 50,000 appointments available across the country.
Only in Attica is there such an increased demand for pediatric vaccines where there are few free appointments. For this reason, new appointments will be opened in Attica in the coming days.
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