The highest uptake for Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 years old was in Dublin, according to the latest figures released this week.
According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the highest uptake of the vaccine for children was in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in Dublin at 53% followed by Blackrock at 48% and Glencullen-Sandyford at 48%. Nationally, 23.9% of children have been vaccinated across Ireland.
Children who were medically vulnerable were offered the vaccine first when vaccinations began for the five to 11 year old cohort six months ago. There were 530 cases of Covid in five to 12-year-olds in the week July 3 to 9, with eight children hospitalised.
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According to the HSE: “Though serious illness from Covid-19 is rare in this age group, they are even less likely to become seriously ill with Covid-19 if they are vaccinated. It is also especially important for children and young people living with someone who is at risk from the effects of Covid-19.”
The latest Irish figures from the CSO come as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it is evaluating an application to extend the use of the Moderna vaccine in children aged six months to five years. It comes as fewer people are in hospital with the virus, and there were 888 Covid patients in hospital on Saturday compared to more than 1,000 earlier in the week.
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