COVID-19 Vaccination for Kids Aged 6 Months to 4 Years
Japan has introduced COVID-19 vaccination for kids aged between six months and four years.
Japan's health ministry started to distribute the vaccines to municipalities on Monday. Inoculations are set to follow in other places of the country when the local governments are ready, Xinhua news agency reported.
COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids
The first two shots must be administered three weeks apart, while a third dose will be given at least eight weeks after the second inoculation.‘The COVID-19 vaccines targeting the original strain will be administered over three shots for the young children, each containing one-tenth of the dose given to adults.’
The move expanded the eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccination to almost all age groups. In February, Japan expanded the vaccination programme to include children aged 5 to 11.
Source: IANS