BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): Children aged six months to four years old do not need to receive the Covid-19 vaccination yet, especially given that the Sultanate has a high Covid-19 vaccination coverage, according to the assessment made by the National Covid-19 Vaccine Technical Committee.
This was said by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar at the press conference on Monday (Nov 21) in response to a question on vaccinating children aged six months to four years.
“Brunei Darussalam’s National Covid-19 Vaccine Technical Committee carries out stringent scientific assessment on the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine and found that children in that age range have a lower risk of severe complications from the virus,” the minister said.
He added that the committee found that there are fewer benefits for administering the Covid-19 vaccine to very young children, as compared to those aged five years and above.
Meanwhile, on the increasing trend of Covid-19 fatalities, with three fatalities last week and one on Monday, Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham said, “Two Covid-19 fatalities last week were not due to Covid-19 but other health factors, while one was Covid-related. The fatality today was also not due to the virus.”