The government has said it is currently considering vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11 with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Today (14th), at the regular briefing of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, the government announced the ‘Omicron proliferation response strategy for a sustainable recovery of daily life’.
In the ‘Omicron Preparation Stage’, the government plans to promote the vaccination plan in the direction of reducing the number of unvaccinated as much as possible.
To this end, it was decided to encourage children aged 12 to 17 to be vaccinated, and to prepare a plan within the next month considering the schedule for pediatric vaccine approval for those aged 5 to 11.
Lim Sook-young, head of the situation at the Central Quarantine Countermeasure Headquarters, said, “There are many countries that are currently adopting the vaccine for children aged 5-11.
The pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is being vaccinated or licensed for use in the United States, Switzerland, Brazil, Ireland, and Malaysia.
Director Lim said, “However, the vaccine has not been licensed in Korea, and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is currently reviewing whether or not to approve it. explained.
He added, “After that, I think that parts such as the introduction period will have to be reviewed.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is reviewing whether to approve the vaccine for children aged 5-11, but has not yet reached a conclusion. The population of 5-11 years old in Korea is about 3 million.