TIJUANA (Border Report) — As of this week, children as younger as 5 years previous will likely be allowed to get a COVID-19 vaccination in this metropolis and all through Baja California.
It’s one of many few areas in Mexico the place all children ages 5-11 now have entry to the vaccine.
So far, solely children thought of to be in a high-risk group because of underlying situations or diseases have been granted a vaccination.
México’s President Andres Manuel López Obrador had mentioned he most popular that adults get vaccinated first earlier than the children.
Back in April, Mexican well being officers introduced children would lastly be given the immunizations, though no dates had been introduced.
People are being inspired to arrange appointments on-line to obtain precedence as these with out an appointment will likely be allowed to have their children vaccinated on a first-come, first-served foundation.
According to Baja California officers, the state has 54,000 Pfizer-brand doses for children readily available.
So far, virtually 41,000 children have been registered for the vaccines.
Mexico’s census numbers point out there are 340,000 children in Baja California who’re eligible to obtain the vaccines.
Baja well being officers say they imagine an estimated 25 p.c of those children have already gotten the photographs north of the border in the United States.