Brazilian children aged 5 to 11 will be able to be vaccinated against covid. The green light from the authorities was eagerly awaited by the population. Some even find the government too slow in its implementation.
Vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 against the coronavirus. The Brazilian government is committed to it. Immunizations would begin in mid-January. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered. Its serious negative effects are rare in this population.
There should be enough doses assures the government
The authorities want to be reassuring about their availability through the voice of Marcelo Queiroga, Brazilian Minister of Health:
“I want to speak to the fathers and mothers of this great nation. To all those who want to have their children vaccinated, the Ministry of Health will guarantee the doses of vaccines.”
Some find the government too slow
A message in particular to demonstrators gathered recently in Rio. They criticize the slowness of the government when health authorities had validated the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 3 weeks previously. For them, it is urgent as expressed by Luize Carvalho, a 41-year-old teacher:
“Children are less likely to die, but they can also be infected. They spread covid and they die too. If a child dies, it is already too much. If we can preserve them, it is our duty to do so. . So if the vaccine is approved, if it is safe, it must be allowed to be given to children. We have always vaccinated, it has always been mandatory. We must continue to do so. “
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The mistrust and criticism of parents responds to the known hostility of President Bolsonaro to vaccination. He himself still refuses to be immunized. And he won’t be vaccinating his 11-year-old daughter.
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