西班牙和德国开始为5-11岁儿童接种疫苗。
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Spain to begin vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 on Wednesday
From CNN's Al Goodman in Madrid
A health worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccine at Isabel Zendal Hospital in Madrid, Spain, on November 26. (Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Spain will begin vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 on Wednesday, the Health Ministry has announced.
The aim is to vaccinate the 3.3 million children in this age range during December and January, according to a Health Ministry statement.
The Health Ministry sent the first shipment of 1.3 million doses to Spain's 17 regions this week and more doses are due in January, the statement added.
It comes after the country's public health commission approved the Covid-19 vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds on December 7.
Spain has fully vaccinated 89.6% of its population 12 years and older, per the Health Ministry's latest data, issued on Monday
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German city begins vaccinating children aged 5-11
From CNN's Sarah Dean
The northwest German city of Bremen began vaccinating children aged five to 11 on Tuesday, the Health Senator's spokesman told CNN.
Shots will be administered at a special vaccination center designed for children in the city center.
“We want to create a trustworthy and secure environment and the children's vaccination center is perfect for that. Pediatricians and experienced childcare workers will be working there,” Bremen's Health Senator Claudia Bernhard said in a press release.
Parents and custodians will receive invitations for vaccination appointments, which they can book on the center's website.
First invitations will go to children born in 2010 and 2011, as supplies for children are still scarce. Younger siblings over five can get their shot if they accompany the invitees, the press release said.
Priority will be given to children with pre-existing medical conditions, as recommended by Germany's independent vaccination committee.
