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Germany to Offer Covid Shots to Youth as Vaccinations Slow
- Regional health ministers agree on inoculating 12-17 year-olds
- EMA recommendations go beyond advice from German vaccine body
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Germany is widening Covid-19 vaccinations to include all 12-17 year-olds, as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government and regional officials step up efforts to reinvigorate the nation’s flagging inoculation drive.
The move agreed to on Monday goes beyond advice published by the government’s independent vaccine commission, which recommends inoculating youngsters who have pre-existing conditions that put them at heightened risk from the coronavirus. The authority, known as STIKO, also advises vaccinating youth who are in regular contact with people in particular danger from the disease.