Covid: ‘No time to waste’ in vaccinating 16-17 year olds
Children aged 16-17 should be vaccinated “as fast as practically possible”, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam says. …
Children aged 16-17 should be vaccinated “as fast as practically possible”, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said.
All 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK will start being offered a first dose of the Covid vaccine within weeks, after a recommendation from vaccine experts.
“Children are going to start going back to colleges and sixth forms… so there is no time to waste,” Prof Jonathan Van-Tam told a Downing Street briefing.
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