Russia (bbabo.net), - Children tolerate coronavirus vaccines easily, they have practically no side effects, and if a reaction occurs, it is extremely weak. This was reported by "Doctor Piter" with reference to the head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Adults and Epidemiology of St. Petersburg State Medical University, chief freelance specialist in infectious diseases of the Northwestern Federal District Elena Esaulenko.

According to the expert, before vaccination, children undergo an examination, in which they pass an antibody test and an antigen test. The decision to vaccinate or not is made on a case-by-case basis. Double testing is due to the fact that, first of all, the city authorities recommended that children from risk groups be vaccinated, they are now in the most vulnerable position.

In extremely rare cases, after vaccination, adolescents have a fever and pain in the forearm, where the injection was given. But these reactions are much less common than in adults and they are easier. Doctors attribute this to the peculiarities of the immune response in children.

In St. Petersburg, they plan to monitor children for a year after vaccination. Parents are advised to keep diaries of their children's well-being and contact medical facilities if the child's condition worsens.

Now in St. Petersburg, more than 3.5 thousand children have been vaccinated against coronavirus. But there are many more applicants, someone is undergoing examinations, someone is still on the waiting list.

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