COVID-19: UK gives nod to vaccinate all 12 to 15-year-olds

The Chief Medical Officers said that vaccinating children could reduce COVID-19 transmission.

LONDON: Britain is set to expand the offer of a COVID-19 vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds after top medical advisers said on Monday that children would benefit from reduced disruption to their education. The Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommended that children aged 12-15 in Britain get a first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) earlier this month decided against making the recommendation. The United States, Israel and some European countries have rolled out vaccinations to children more broadly, putting pressure on the British government to follow suit.