The Swedish Health Agency announced on Thursday that it will not be recommending children ages 5-11 get a Covid-19 vaccination as “the benefits do not outweigh the risks”, Reuters reported
A Health Agency spokesperson said, “With the knowledge,
The nation has been widely discussed during the Covid pandemic as it experienced low death and hospitalization numbers despite pursuing an alternative response to the virus.
As Business Insider reported, “Sweden broke with most of the rest of the world and never mandated that people wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic.”
we have today, with a low risk for a serious disease for kids, we don’t see any clear benefit with vaccinating them.”
She added that the decision could be revisited if the research changed or if a new variant changed the pandemic. Kids in high-risk groups can already get the vaccine.
