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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Nation Health, Medical Aid and Medical Insurance Mikhail Radutsky
With the spread of the Delta strain, the number of children who have to be hospitalized has increased significantly.
In Ukraine, over the entire time of the pandemic, more than 150 thousand children fell ill with coronavirus disease, more than 50 died. reported Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance and Health Insurance Mikhail Radutsky.
According to him, according to statistics, about 10% of all patients with coronavirus disease are minors. In addition, with the spread of the Delta strain, the number of children who have to be hospitalized has increased significantly.
“According to the NSDC, today 70 thousand children have been vaccinated with two doses, and almost 50 thousand with one,” Radutsky said.
He noted that in order to vaccinate a child, you need to contact a pediatrician or family doctor, check if he has passed all the vaccinations, according to the National Vaccination Schedule.
“Vaccination at the vaccination point is carried out only in the presence of parents,” – said Radutsky.
He recalled that in Ukraine it is allowed to vaccinate children over 12 years old with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Earlier it was reported that there are less than 16 thousand new COVID cases in Ukraine.
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