Expert consensus on COVID-19 vaccination for children with special medical conditions
Journal Title: Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine - Year 2023, Vol 35, Issue 8
Abstract
Children with certain comorbidities and immunocompromising conditions are highly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is an important strategy to reduce deathï¼ critical illness and overall disease burden. With the evolving and increasing transmission of SARS-CoV-2ï¼ universal vaccination is essential to achieve this goal. Children with special medical conditions are considered as the priorities for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Howeverï¼ vaccine hesitancy towards the implementation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination currently remains an urgent challenge. In order to promote the sustainable vaccination for those children in Shanghai as well as Chinaï¼ Shanghai municipal center for disease control and preventionï¼ together with the national childrenâs medical centerï¼ childrenâs hospital of Fudan university and the expert group on immunization planning of the Shanghai preventive medicine associationï¼ organized a consensus expert working group to formulate the evidence-based recommendations and implementation suggestions for children with common chronic diseasesï¼ allergy historyï¼ diseases involving adverse events related to vaccinationï¼ and immunocompromising conditionsï¼ based on the published evidence of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for populations and children with special medical conditions.
Authors and Affiliations
WANG Xiangshi,FENG Tianxing,LI Jingjing,WANG Wenjie,GE Yanling,SUN Jinqiao,HUANG Zhuoying,GUO Xiang,LI Zhi,SUN Xiaodong,ZENG Mei,
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