Will COVID Become a Disease of the Young?

On 21 June, Israel's Ministry of Health recommended that all individuals aged 12-15 be vaccinated against COVID-19 — making the nation one of the few that have so far approved vaccinations for younger adolescents. The decision came in response to a trend that many countries with high rates of vaccination are experiencing: an ever-increasing proportion of new infections are in younger age groups (see 'Trending younger').