The British vaccine consultant said on Wednesday that the UK will provide all 16- and 17-year-old children with the first Covid-19 vaccination, expanding the eligibility for the injection to beyond the clinically vulnerable population.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization in the United Kingdom (JCVI) said it is updating its preliminary recommendations made last month based on the latest evidence on the benefits and risks of vaccination.
“After carefully considering the latest data, we recommend that healthy people between 16 and 17 years of age provide the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Recommendations on when to provide the second dose will be provided later,” said Wei Shen Lim of JCVI Covid -19 chairs.
JCVI stated that keeping children healthy and going to school is the most important for them, although it will also have a broader positive impact on society.
Health Minister Sajid Javid said he accepted the proposal.
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