Rabat – Morocco is preparing to launch a vaccination campaign among the 12-15 age groups.
Moroccan television channel 2M said the country will proceed with the campaign, starting August 18.
The vaccine campaign among the age group will commence upon the delivery of the Pfizer vaccine.
On August 16, Morocco will also launch a campaign dedicated for the 15-20 age group, the Moroccan television channel added.
The news outlet announced the country’s vaccination policy following a notice from private educational institutions on vaccine requirements.
The institutions sent the notice to students’ parents ahead of the 2021/2022 academic season.
“The vaccination will be with the consent of the parents,” the notice reads, emphasizing that the Ministry of Health is preparing to announce the news officially in the coming days.
Morocco is set to receive 1.8 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine later this month.
To date, Morocco uses Sinopharma, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
The addition of the Pfizer vaccine will allow the country to accelerate its vaccination campaign and achieve the country’s herd immunity objective.
Before the launch of the vaccination campaign in January, the country announced it seeks to vaccinate 33 million of the population or 80%.
Health professionals have been reassured that complications due to the pandemic among children are rare, although warned of the possibility of pupils carrying the virus and spreading it among family members.
The reassuring statements, however, took place amid the outbreak of the pandemic.
Due to the emergence of new strains, such as the British and the Delta strains, many countries feel it is necessary to vaccinate children against the pandemic.
Morocco’s COVID-19 wave is now facing a new phase and scientists are expecting a peak in the coming days.
Morocco records over 10,000 cases daily and over 100 deaths.
To date, Morocco vaccinated 731,084 cases, including 639,534 recoveries, and 10,711 deaths.
Morocco also fully vaccinated 11,299,174 people and provided over 16,034,986 people with the second dose of the vaccines.
