Cuba became the first country in the world to begin vaccinating children from the age of two against the coronavirus on Monday, The Independent reported.
The island nation is using Abdala and Soberana, its indigenous vaccines, to inoculate children between the age of two and 18. The country’s inoculation campaign for children over 12 kicked off on Friday, while the drive for those between two and 11 began on Monday, reported AFP.
The vaccines have been found to be safe for minors at the trial stage, claimed the Finlay Institute, which is a state-owned manufacturer that helped make the Soberana vaccine.
The vaccines have also elicited a stronger immune response in minors compared to adults, it claimed.
Both vaccines, however, have not been recognised by the World Health Organisation yet. While they reportedly have an efficacy of more than 90 per cent, data on the vaccines has not been published in peer-reviewed journals yet.
Other countries that have approved the use of vaccines on young children, including China and Chile, have not begun vaccination drives for children yet.
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