BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination uptake, safety, effectiveness, and waning in children and young people aged 5–11 years in Scotland
The BNT162b2 vaccine demonstrated a strong safety profile in this age group. Receiving both doses was linked to a reduction in the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 during the Omicron variant period, but this protection waned over the following six months.
Authors
- Lynda Fenton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-537X)
- Ting Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4101-4535)
- Amanj Baker Kurdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5036-1988)
- Lucy Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6710)
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092)
- Aziz Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-3056)
- Colin R Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-8083)
- Igor Rudan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6993-6884)
- Chris Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-6420)
- Karen Jeffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0061-6089)
- Zoë Grange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4659-4743)
- Lewis Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9380-7641)
- Christopher J. Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9644-003X)
- Steven Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3643-7859)
Institutions
- University of Kirkuk (IQ)
- Hawler Medical University (IQ)
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
- Public Health Scotland (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04250
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alan Turing Institute
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Medical Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Health Technology Assessment Programme