Doctors highlight Covid-19 risk to children as global cases surge – The National

Doctors highlight Covid-19 risk to children as global cases surge – The National

Doctors have highlighted the growing risk of Covid-19 infection to young children amid a global surge in case numbers.

The emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant in recent months is posing a threat to the health of children, a larger proportion of whom will be unvaccinated.

Countries are expanding vaccination campaigns to include minors – Australia began to immunise children aged 5 to 11 this week – but such drives are largely limited to the 5-11 and 12-17 groups.