Sweden Rejects COVID Vaccines For Kids 5-11, Says There Is No Clear Benefit That Outweighs Risks

On Thursday, Sweden's Health Agency rejected COVID vaccines for children in the age group of 5–11, citing a lack of "clear benefit" that outweighs the dangers.

“With the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, we don’t see any clear benefit with vaccinating them,” Health Agency official Britta Björkholm declared at a press briefing, reports Reuters.

The "milder" symptoms of the omicron strain were mentioned as a justification for the Swedish Public ...

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