Study finds Covid vaccines effective against severe cases in children

Vaccines against Covid-19 are effective in preventing children and adolescents from becoming seriously ill from this epidemic.

The study, published in the journal BMJ Pediatrics Open, showed that most children are already infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are naturally developing immunity, so the additional benefit of vaccination in healthy children is minimal.

A team led by researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia has investigated the challenges of Covid-19 vaccination, particularly the spread of large-scale infections in communities in low- and middle-income countries, and the importance of immunity from infection.

The review suggests that the anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign should be carried out alongside routine vaccines for diseases such as measles, pneumonia and diarrhea in children in low- and middle-income countries.

The study shows that although most children were infected with Covid-19 and became seriously ill, deaths due to it were rare. The researchers said that the impact of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine was limited when the infection was examined in children.