Can minors get the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine?

Minors need a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

At present, both inactivated vaccine and adenovirus vector vaccine vaccinated in China need to be strengthened, and the recombinant subunit vaccine needs to complete the third shot of routine vaccination.

The third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is the antibody produced by the first dose and the second dose of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, which plays a strengthening role.

COVID-19 vaccine will induce human body to produce antibodies to resist COVID-19 virus infection. As time goes on, the antibodies in the body will gradually weaken. At this time, it is necessary to inject COVID-19 vaccine again to strengthen the antibody in the body.

The previous routine vaccination was two shots. At present, the third dose of enhancer has been injected in China, and some minors (relaxed to 12 years old in some areas) have been vaccinated with one or two doses, and the third dose of enhancer needs to be injected half a year after the second dose.

With the development of vaccines in COVID-19, new vaccines may appear in the later period, and the vaccination times will change, but the current arrangement is that the third injection is needed.