Vaccine for youngsters aged 12 to 15 as of July 1

Parents will be able to start registering offspring aged 12 to 15 for a Covid vaccine as of July 1st, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said on Twitter. They will be given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and have to be accompanied by a parent who has to give consent. The inoculation will take place at vaccination centres in the presence of a paediatrician.

Health Minister Adam Vojtěch announced on Sunday that inoculation without registration will be available for everyone from mid-July.

The government is thus hoping to encourage more young people to get vaccinated.