Vaccine 5-11 years old, pediatrician: “51 thousand cases and a dozen deaths would be avoided”

Farnetani: “There are 3.6 million, immunizing them all we would also avoid 1,450 hospitalizations, 400 intensive and Dad for 8,500 classes. Injection should be made mandatory” “In Italy, children between the ages of 5 and 11 are 3.6 million. If yes vaccinated everyone “, when the anti-Covid vaccine will be approved for them also in our country,” according to the scientific data available, 51 thousand cases of coronavirus would be avoided. 1,450 hospitalizations in ordinary hospital wards and 400 in intensive care. In addition, 12 deaths would be avoided. “. Italo Farnetani, full professor of pediatrics at the Free Ludes University of Malta, calculates the benefits that immunizing under-12s against the pandemic coronavirus would produce for Adnkronos Health. Read also The doctor defines anti-Covid prophylaxis “an anti-Dad vaccination”, as well as a ‘shield’ against infections, hospitalizations and death. “Because by vaccinating the entire population between 5-11 years – Farnetani continues – at school the quarantine for 8,500 classes would be avoided”, which would be spared the distance teaching. BioNTech in 5-11 year olds, the pediatrician expresses “the hope that vaccination will also be authorized in Europe”. More: “I hope that vaccinations are mandatory. And thinking about the benefits in terms of prevention – observes Farnetani – I believe that these advantages”, which can be estimated right now in cases, hospitalizations, deaths and Dads avoided, “represent a strong motivation more”.