But according to World Health Organisation chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, vaccinating children is not a priority. Speaking on Science In 5 podcast, Dr Swaminathan said although children can get infected with Covid-19 and can transmit the infection to others, they are at a much lower risk of getting severe diseases compared to older adults. Also considered are the elderly, people who have underlying illnesses that make them at high risk to develop severe disease. "In fact, we have a group called the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety. We will be monitoring the safety of vaccines as they get rolled out,” Dr Swaminathan said.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 09:36 UTC