The World Health Organization has updated recommendations for vaccination against COVID-19. They refer to additional booster doses and intervals between them.
As stated in the recommendations of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, the world’s population was divided into three groups depending on whether they need vaccination.
The high-risk group included:
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aged people;
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young people with comorbidities (diabetes, heart disease, etc.);
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people with immunodeficiency conditions (for example, transplant recipients or people with HIV), including children from six months;
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pregnant women;
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medical workers.
This group is recommended to introduce booster zones 6-12 months after the last dose. But the terms also depend on age and immunodeficiency states.
The medium risk group includes:
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healthy adults without comorbidities (usually up to 50-60 years);
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children and adolescents with comorbidities
For them, a primary vaccination (one or two vaccinations depending on the vaccine) and a first booster are recommended.
Further revaccination is considered inappropriate by the WHO, as it has a low overall impact on public health.
Healthy children and adolescents are at low risk. WHO data show that vaccination of this group is safe, but of little effect on general public health.
Source: Racurs
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