Covid, Villani pediatrician: “Vaccine under 12 in autumn”

“For the anti-Covid vaccination of children under 12, the authorization procedures with the regulatory bodies are already at an advanced stage. It is therefore likely that in a few months the 6-12 vaccine will be available. is proceeding as it should, it is likely that even in autumn it will be possible to vaccinate the little ones “. This was said to Adnkronos Health by Alberto Villani, director of the Department of emergency, admission and general pediatrics of the Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital in Rome. “Children – he continued – have the right to be protected. We cannot predict, to date, which child could develop a severe form. It is also shown that in fragile subjects, or in children with other more or less important diseases, the risk increases . It is good to protect everyone “, concluded Villani, recalling that some pharmaceutical companies” are working on vaccines that protect from one year of life up “.