{"id":1251345,"date":"2022-01-28T15:23:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1251345"},"modified":"2022-01-28T15:23:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:23:19","slug":"sweden-decides-not-to-recommend-covid-19-vax-for-kids-ages-5-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sweden-decides-not-to-recommend-covid-19-vax-for-kids-ages-5-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden Decides Not To Recommend COVID-19 Vax For Kids Ages 5-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsweden-decides-not-to-recommend-covid-19-vax-for-kids-ages-5-11%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1251345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Swedish government announced Thursday that it would not be recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children\u2019s ages 5-11 because there is not sufficient evidence that the benefits of the jabs outweigh the risk of infection, according to the country\u2019s health agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, we don\u2019t see any clear benefit with vaccinating them,\u201d Health Agency official Britta Bjorkholm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/sweden-decides-against-recommending-covid-vaccines-kids-aged-5-12-2022-01-27\/\">said<\/a> at a news conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs before during the pandemic, children are at a significantly lower risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease compared with adults,\u201d the Swedish government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se\/nyheter-och-press\/nyhetsarkiv\/2022\/januari\/ingen-allman-vaccination-mot-covid-19-bland-barn-5-11-ar\/\">added<\/a> in a press release. \u201cIn general, the younger the child, the lower the risk.&nbsp;Since the end of October 2021, the Swedish Public Health Agency has been recommending general vaccination against covid-19 from the age of 12 in Sweden.&nbsp;This is based on the benefit to the individual child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscussions about the decision have been held with the Pediatricians\u2019 Association, the School Medical Association, the National Association of School Nurses, the Child Psychiatric Association, the Swedish Society for Infectious Diseases, vaccine coordinators within the regions, Swedish Municipalities and Regions (SKR), the Medical Products Agency and the Swedish Medical Council (Smer),\u201d the government added.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes as states like New York are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-vaxforkids-campaign-increase-vaccination-rates-among-children-five\">pushing for all children<\/a> ages five and up to be vaccinated. In early January, New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul launched a #VaxForKids campaign, urging parents and medical doctors to promote vaccination against COVID-19 for children between the ages of 5-12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best protection for our kids is to ensure they get vaccinated and keep up with all recommended vaccine doses,\u201d Hochul claimed. \u201cAs COVID-19 continues to spread, the best armor for our children is the vaccine. It\u2019s safe, effective, free, and over a half million children in New York between 5-11 years old have already gotten their first dose so far. With the #VaxForKids campaign, we are doubling down on our efforts to get this critical message out to even more parents and guardians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s Acting State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett also said, \u201cSince the emergence of the Omicron variant, COVID-19 cases and even hospitalizations are rising among children. There has never been a more important time for pediatricians, parents, and guardians to ensure children five and older get vaccinated and stay up-to-date with all recommended doses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVaccines have been the backbone of pediatric care for decades, protecting our children against countless diseases. The COVID-19 vaccine is no different,\u201d Basset added. \u201cI urge New Yorkers to make sure their children get fully vaccinated \u2013 and their third dose when eligible \u2013 so they have meaningful and continued protection against the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In late November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2021\/s1102-PediatricCOVID-19Vaccine.html\">said<\/a> that the vaccine was safe for children age 5 \u2013 11:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><em>COVID-19 vaccines have undergone \u2013 and will continue to undergo \u2013 the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history.&nbsp;Vaccinating&nbsp;children&nbsp;will help protect them from getting COVID-19 and therefore reducing their risk of severe&nbsp;disease, hospitalizations, or developing long-term COVID-19 complications. Getting your children vaccinated can help protect them against COVID-19, as well as reduce disruptions to in-person learning and activities by helping curb community transmission.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swedish government announced Thursday that it would not be recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children\u2019s ages 5-11 because there is not sufficient evidence that the benefits of the jabs outweigh the risk of infection, according to the country\u2019s health agency. \u201cWith the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1251345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1251345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1251345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1251345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1251345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}