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Date Published: 21/09/2021
ARCHIVED - Children under 12 now have highest Covid incidence rate in Spain
There is yet to be a decision on whether the younger population in Spain should be vaccinated against coronavirus
As the country pushes ahead with the vaccination campaign and both new coronavirus infections and hospitalisations continue their steady decline, a worrying new development has seen children under the age of 11 now registering the highest 14-day cumulative incidence rate in all of Spain. As of Monday September 20, the youngest population is responsible for 123 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while every other age group now has a rate under one hundred.
In fact, under 11s actually exceed the 150 case barrier, putting them in the high risk category, in Ceuta (226), Navarra (186), the Basque Country (164), Aragon, (160), Castilla-La Mancha (156) and Extremadura (150).
Of course, the reason for this anomaly is that children this young are not yet being vaccinated in Spain, but the situation is concerning given that youngsters are now back at school and mixing with a large number of peers. However, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has thrown the situation into disarray by announcing on Monday September 20 that it plans to request the green light from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to vaccinate those under the age of 12.
However, this move goes against the World Health Organisation (WHO), who have requested that developed countries focus their efforts on vaccinating adults from poorer nations before focusing on children.
In any case, Pfizer has already announced that its vaccine is effective in children between five and 11 years old, after a clinical trial among 2,200 children concluded that it generates a "robust" response against the coronavirus.
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