Vaccination of children aged three to 11 years begins in Bahrain

TDT | Manama

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The inoculation of children, aged three to 11, with Sinopharm vaccine started yesterday, the Health Ministry has announced. Included in the age group were immunocompromised children or those who have weak immune systems as they were administered the first of two doses of the vaccine.

They are children suffering from diseases that cause weak immunity, including respiratory illnesses, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, down syndrome, birth defects and obesity.

The day also witnessed a large turnout at vaccination centres by youngsters, aged 12 to 17, as they received either Sinopharm or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as their first jab.

The National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus stressed the importance of ensuring eligible children receive a vaccine to protect them from the virus and safeguard public health.

A large number of parents took the initiative to register their children and vaccinate them.

They expressed thanks and gratitude to the Health Ministry and to all those in charge of the national vaccination campaign for giving them the opportunity to choose the required vaccinations for their children.

The Ministry urged all parents wishing to vaccinate their children to register their children to take the vaccinations, through the healthalert.gov.bh, and via the “BeAware” application by selecting “Registration”.