‘Covid-19 vaccines won’t harm children’s genetics’

COVID-19 vaccines cause no negative impact on children’s genetics or future fertility, so children should be vaccinated to reduce their risk of severe disease, according to experts.

In reply to parent concerns about the possibility of the vaccine impairing their child’s future fertility, Dr Tran Minh Dien, director of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, said Covid-19 vaccines have no side effects on the development of puberty or future fertility of children aged between 5 and 11.