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It has no particular contraindications and it is also good for the elderly, immunosuppressed, patients with coagulation defects and pregnant or lactating women. but not for children under 16 years old: many people wonder why, at least in this first phase, Cominarty (this is the brand name chosen for the Covid vaccine developed by the German BioNTech and produced by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer) has not been recommended in children under 16 years of age.
The reasons are essentially two: firstly because, as it arose from the first months of this pandemic, in children under 16 there is an extremely low probability of developing a severe form of Covid-19, therefore, that which includes children and teenagers. result not be a risk category. Second, children under the age of 16 are currently excluded due to clinical trials that allowed the first Covid vaccine to be approved for its efficacy and safety. were performed in adults. This means that, at the moment, there is no data available for the vaccine to be approved for the pediatric range as well.
On the other hand, this does not exclude that in the future it will not be. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has already announced that it has agreed with Pfizer a plan for testing vaccines in childrenSince vaccinating even the youngest will be important to achieve the immunity of the population. As with adults, experimentation will help to understand what will be the dose, safety and efficacy the vaccine and if it will be necessary to vary the doses according to the different age groups.
Without a doubt, special attention will be reserved to the youngest (0-2 years), for which specific studies may be necessary, since children of this age group still have an incomplete immune response that is not completely identical to that of older adults (2-6 years), while for children 7 years and older the answer is substantially the same as for adults. Once this information is available, approval of the children’s vaccine and expanded vaccination campaign may also be required. even under 16.
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