[COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents].

Published in: Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde (2023)

The primary goal of COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents is the prevention of severe courses of the disease. In pediatric risk groups the best possible immunity or immune protection by vaccination should be strived for. It is currently unclear whether catch-up vaccination in already infected or vaccinated children or whether forthcoming healthy children will need vaccination, aiming for hybrid immunity.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
young adults
early onset
drug induced