<p>Israel on Tuesday began administering the coronavirus vaccines to children aged five to 11 years.</p>.<p>The country recently emerged from a fourth Covid-19 wave, and daily infections have been relatively lower for the past few weeks. However, the health ministry statistics show that a large share of the new infections was among children and teenagers, with children aged five to 11 years accounting for half of the cases.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/israel-reports-subvariant-of-delta-coronavirus-strain-1042348.html" target="_blank">Israel reports subvariant of Delta coronavirus strain</a></strong></p>.<p>Officials are hopeful that the new inoculation campaign will help bring down the numbers and perhaps, stave off another wave.</p>.<p>Israeli media reported low demand for the shots on the first day that they were available for the 5-11 age group. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was expected to accompany his son for his inoculation in a bid to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated.</p>.<p>Israel, which has a population of more than nine million, has had more than 1.3 million infections since the start of the pandemic and more than 8,100 deaths.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Israel on Tuesday began administering the coronavirus vaccines to children aged five to 11 years.</p>.<p>The country recently emerged from a fourth Covid-19 wave, and daily infections have been relatively lower for the past few weeks. However, the health ministry statistics show that a large share of the new infections was among children and teenagers, with children aged five to 11 years accounting for half of the cases.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/israel-reports-subvariant-of-delta-coronavirus-strain-1042348.html" target="_blank">Israel reports subvariant of Delta coronavirus strain</a></strong></p>.<p>Officials are hopeful that the new inoculation campaign will help bring down the numbers and perhaps, stave off another wave.</p>.<p>Israeli media reported low demand for the shots on the first day that they were available for the 5-11 age group. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was expected to accompany his son for his inoculation in a bid to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated.</p>.<p>Israel, which has a population of more than nine million, has had more than 1.3 million infections since the start of the pandemic and more than 8,100 deaths.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>