When can kids get vaccinated against COVID-19?

April 16, 2021

When Can Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19? | GZERO Media

When will it be safe for the world's children to be vaccinated against COVID-19? The World Health Organization's chief scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, says that vaccines are being tested in children down to the age of six or even lower, and promises that data on children will be shared as soon as it's available. She also notes that there are not enough studies on transmission in schools, and the WHO has advised governments to prioritize schools "over other things like shopping malls or cinema halls or pubs." Dr. Swaminathan spoke with Ian Bremmer in an interview on GZERO World, airing on US public television stations starting April 9. Check local listings.

Watch the episode: Vaccine nationalism could prolong the pandemic

From Your Site Articles

Analyzing the US trade court’s ruling against Trump’s tariffs

US President Donald Trump is joined by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Vice President JD Vance while announcing a trade agreement with the United Kingdom in the Oval Office on May 8, 2025.

Emily J. Higgins/White House/ZUMA Press Wire

On Wednesday evening, the US Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump could not impose his “reciprocal” tariffs. GZERO spoke to Eurasia Group’s top analysts to assess what could happen next.

What We’re Watching: Judge jams Trump tariffs, Harvard fight moves into court, Canadian carriers cut US flights

A portrait of former US President Ronald Reagan hangs behind US President Donald Trump as he answers questions from members of the news media in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on May 28, 2025.

REUTERS/Leah Millis

Donald Trump’s tariff gamesmanship ran into a legal brick wall on Wednesday when the Court of International Trade ruled that he did not have the authority to impose sweeping “Liberation Day” import duties.

When can kids get vaccinated against COVID-19?

GZEROMEDIA

More from GZERO Media

The US has its first Pope, and a renewed openness to religion

The first US Pope has come along at a pivotal moment of faith in America, when many are open to giving religion another look. In a new episode of Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down America's longstanding slide into secularism and also a recent renewed interest in religion.

Analyzing the US trade court’s ruling against Trump’s tariffs

On Wednesday evening, the US Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump could not impose his “reciprocal” tariffs. GZERO spoke to Eurasia Group’s top analysts to assess what could happen next.

Hard Numbers: RFK cancels bird-flu vaccine, US GDP shrinks, Sky-high paraglide, and more

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz

Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.

What We’re Watching: Polling day for Poland, China courts Pacific Islanders, Russia readies more troops

Poland holds the final round of its presidential election on Sunday, China offers funds to Pacific Island nations to speed up trade deals, and Russia readies troops at another portion of the Ukrainian border.

GZEROMEDIA

Graphic Truth: What Musk achieved in Washington before his exit

Elon Musk steps down from Trump administration

Elon Musk’s exit from his role at DOGE marks a turning point in the Trump administration.

What We’re Watching: Judge jams Trump tariffs, Harvard fight moves into court, Canadian carriers cut US flights

Donald Trump’s tariff gamesmanship ran into a legal brick wall on Wednesday when the Court of International Trade ruled that he did not have the authority to impose sweeping “Liberation Day” import duties.

Calls for Albertan separatism are getting louder: Should Carney be worried?

King Charles III’s speech on Tuesday from the throne in Ottawa was like a family reunion for Canadian politicians.

HARD NUMBERS: Trump officials fight ostrich culling, Mark Carney wants to ReArm with Europe, Wildfires in Manitoba, Golden Dome price set

When can kids get vaccinated against COVID-19?

GZEROMEDIA

Subscribe to GZERO Media's newsletter: Signal

More from GZERO Media

The first US Pope has come along at a pivotal moment of faith in America, when many are open to giving religion another look. In a new episode of Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down America's longstanding slide into secularism and also a recent renewed interest in religion.

On Wednesday evening, the US Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump could not impose his “reciprocal” tariffs. GZERO spoke to Eurasia Group’s top analysts to assess what could happen next.

Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.

Poland holds the final round of its presidential election on Sunday, China offers funds to Pacific Island nations to speed up trade deals, and Russia readies troops at another portion of the Ukrainian border.

GZEROMEDIA

Subscribe to GZERO Media's newsletter: Signal

Elon Musk’s exit from his role at DOGE marks a turning point in the Trump administration.

Donald Trump’s tariff gamesmanship ran into a legal brick wall on Wednesday when the Court of International Trade ruled that he did not have the authority to impose sweeping “Liberation Day” import duties.

King Charles III’s speech on Tuesday from the throne in Ottawa was like a family reunion for Canadian politicians.