Abstract

Bolivia is in the fourth wave of the pandemic, in a scenario with a slow vaccination process that reaches 60% of the population over 18 years of age, which, although the pressure on the health system has decreased, is far from ideal because in all age groups, including the most vulnerable, there are still significant gaps of unvaccinated, considering the total Bolivian population coverage is close to 40%. Currently, a significant number of vaccines are available, so vaccinating children under 12 years of age will contribute to achieving the desired herd immunity by increasing the total number of vaccinated, which has the other result of reducing dissemination and mutation. of the virus.

Children under 12 years of age can be infected by COVID-19, so the administration of the vaccine will prevent them from becoming seriously ill and/or suffering short- and long-term health complications, such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome and its sequelae. of this disease. Likewise, vaccination will prevent the transmission and spread of SARSCOV2 to other people, at home, school and in the community, since most children have asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic symptoms, which is why they represent a risk to their immediate environment.

  • Recommendation
  • Americas
  • Bolivia
  • Children
  • COVID-19