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The vaccine against Covid is now available for children aged five to 11 in Slovakia. Registration has been launched at korona.gov.sk through the regular form for the first dose.
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Children will be vaccinated with the Comirnaty vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech; the child’s dose is one-third of the adult dose. The child's legal guardian or authorised adult must be present when the child gets vaccinated.
Until now, the vaccination of children aged five to 11 was reserved for children who could potentially suffer a serious case of the disease based on a doctor's recommendation. Hundreds of such children have been vaccinated in Slovakia.
As of December 22, registration for the vaccination of children between five and 11 is possible without a doctor’s recommendation.
Same registration form
Vaccination will be ongoing in the chosen vaccination centres in each region. In the future, it should be widened to paediatrician offices.
Registration is available at https://vakcinacia.nczisk.sk/registracia. The place and date of the vaccination will be sent to the parent via text message and e-mail as usual. The first children of this age category will likely receive a jab at the beginning of 2022.
The Health Ministry adds that a booster dose of the Covid vaccine is meant for people older than 18. Children will not be administered a booster dose.
Where children 5 to 11 will be vaccinated
(LCVC is a large-capacity vaccination centre)
Košice Region
LCVC Košice
Children Faculty Hospital Košice
Prešov Region
LCVC Prešov
LCVC Poprad
LCVC Humenné
Bratislava Region
LCVC Bratislava National Football Stadium
Biont
Trnava Region
LCVC Trnava
LCVC Dunajská Streda
LCVC Skalica
Žilina Region
Dolnooravská Hospital Dolný Kubín
Hornooravská Hospital Trstená
University Hospital Martin
Trenčín Region
Faculty Hospital Trenčín
Hospital with outpatient’s clinic Prievidza with seat in Bojnice
Hospital with outpatient’s clinic Považská Bystrica
Hospital with outpatient’s clinic Myjava
Nemocnica na okraji mesta, Partizánske
Nitra Region
Faculty Hospital with outpatient’s clinic Nové Zámky
LCVC Nitra
Banská Bystrica Region
LCVC Banská Bystrica
LCVC Zvolen
Source: Health Ministry
