“I really want to go to school already, we have been distance learning for so long,” she said, gripping her vaccination certificate. Two months after the European Medicines Agency recommended that the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech be expanded to children 12 to 15, large disparities in the access to vaccination are being seen for youths across Europe. Last week, the EU drug regulator also cleared the vaccine made by Moderna for the same age group. Children getting infected “will lead to new variants and to a reduction in the effectiveness of the vaccines,” she warned. Estonia’s schools have been closed for in-school learning since February, with some exceptions for the youngest children and those sitting exams.

Source: ABC News July 31, 2021 07:18 UTC