The issue of childhood vaccination has been hotly debated.
In Norway, Denmark and Finland, it is recommended that children from the age of 12 be vaccinated.
But the Swedish Public Health Agency believes that the risks outweigh the benefits and has therefore taken a cautious approach with a focus on children who belong to risk groups.
Earlier this week, however, the Pediatricians' Association turned the issue around and now believes that children between the ages of 12 and 15 should be vaccinated on a broad front.
According to union president Lotta Nordenhäll, the changed attitude is based, among other things, on the state of knowledge about potential side effects improving at the same time as the spread of infection increases as a result of the delta variant.
- Overall, we now think that the advantage of vaccinating outweighs the risks, says Nordenhäll in Agenda.
She emphasizes that the risk of serious illness in children as a result of a covid-19 infection is small.
- But with a vaccine, the risk becomes even less.
According to Lotta Nordenhäll, the Swedish Public Health Agency will probably also make a new decision on the issue soon.
- It will probably come pretty soon. We have had a good dialogue with them all the time, I think they will make a wise decision, say think they will make a wise decision.