The study published in May was based on nearly 150,000 children and youth aged five to 17. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works best in protecting children from contracting the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 if they get inoculated before their first Covid-19 infection, a study has found.
KKH said further research is needed to explain the observed trend of children getting better protection if they are vaccinated before infection. Lead author and KKH senior consultant Yung Chee Fu said: “Our study found that getting vaccinated has added protection against Covid-19 variants for children and adolescents who had recovered from a previous infection.
Those aged 12 to 17 who caught Covid-19 before getting vaccinated were 85.7 per cent less likely to be infected by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. They had a higher level of immunity than those who were vaccinated before infection .
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