COVID vaccinations for children over 5 years old will begin on December 13.
Poland is planning to start in the middle December vaccination against COVID-19 children from 5 to 11 years old.
This was announced in the Polish Seimas by the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Health Waldemar Kraska, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
He reported that vaccinations for children aged 5-11 will begin on 13 December. “We plan that by this time there will be a vaccine intended for this age group,” the deputy minister explained.
He added that the Polish government also intends to introduce mandatory testing for COVID-19 in groups at high risk of infection … In particular, as he explained , we are talking about doctors and teachers.
Recall that in some European countries have already begun to vaccinate children. For example, in Israel on November 23, the vaccination against COVID-19 of children 5-11 years old started.