Vaccinations for healthy children aged between 12 and 15 could begin as early as next week, according to one national newspaper report.
Children have been tested for COVID-19 as they have returned to school in recent days. Pic: APThe government is reportedly determined to push ahead with COVID-19 vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds, despite advisers recommending against it.
The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation said on Friday that, while it would widen the vaccination programme to include more children in that age group with health conditions, it wasBut reports in a number of national newspapers on Saturday said that government ministers, who will have the final say, are keen to offer vaccinations to all children in that age group.
They will draw on the advice of the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before"making a decision shortly", Health Secretary Sajid Javid said.Earlier on Friday, the JCVI had said that the coronavirus presents only a small risk to healthy children and, therefore, the benefit of being vaccinated was not great enough to support mass vaccination for this age group.
The independent medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, has approved the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for those aged 12 and over.
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