The World Health Organization has now relaxed its recommendations for corona vaccinations. As it became known on Tuesday, in this new phase of the pandemic, twelve months after their last booster vaccination, only high-risk groups should receive an additional vaccination, not healthy children and young people as before.
The elderly and young people with significant risk factors are regarded as risk groups. The organization also announced that vaccination protection beyond the basic immunization of two vaccinations and a booster vaccination is generally no longer recommended for people at “intermediate risk”. Healthy children and adolescents are a “low priority” group.
“Think of Diseases”
That is why the WHO called on states to consider diseases before recommending vaccination for these people. “The revised roadmap reaffirms the importance of vaccinating those at risk of developing serious disease,” said Hanna Nohynek, chair of the WHO Expert Group on Immunization, which issued the recommendations.
The reason for the adjusted advice is the now low risk associated with the omicron variant – due to broad immunity after infections or vaccinations. Different countries currently have different approaches to vaccinating their populations. Rich countries like the United Kingdom and Canada are offering booster vaccinations to high-risk groups this spring, just six months after their last vaccination.
Source: Krone
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