Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as two against COVID-19

Cuba, using its homegrown vaccines, is one of the first nations to begin vaccinating very young children.

Sitting on her mother’s lap, two-year-old Lucia looked at the illustrations in her book while around her several children watched the doctors in white coats and nurses with thermometers in amazement.

In an adjoining room, Danielito, also two, sniffled while getting a shot as a clown tried to distract him.

On Thursday Cuba began a massive vaccination campaign for children between the ages of two and 10, becoming one of the first nations to do so. Health officials in the country say Cuba’s homegrown vaccines have been found safe for young children.