The SAPA has welcomed news of a Covid vaccine approval for children older than 12. SAPA has further explained that the vaccine is safe and has undergone multiple tests abroad. covid19 vaccine
“We are just following the same trends, knowing that it is a safe vaccine. We want to get our kids back to school,” she said.
She added that lots of children are not getting food and are falling victim to sexual and other kids of abuse because their parents are now back at work and they are home without caregivers. She said in some cases, children have lost almost two years of schooling. McCulloch explained that all the vaccines have undergone international trials in both adults and children.
“The reason for trial are to see if our South African children react differently or if they need the vaccine at different times or to assess how high their anti-bodies are. These are very carefully regulated," she said. McCulloch said in the UK, the Royal College of Paediatricians have recommended that children aged 12 - 18 with comorbidities, get vaccinated.
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