UK vaccine advisers decide against Covid vaccine for young people between 12-15 years of age

Vaccine advisers in the United Kingdom have decided against administering the Covid vaccine to children aged 12 to 15.

The UK’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) will provide further advice on the Covid-19 vaccination of young people aged between 12 and 15 years after the government’s vaccine advisory body on Friday did not give its green light for vaccinating those falling in the age group on health grounds. The independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) concluded that the benefits are “insufficient” to support a universal offer of mass Covid vaccinations for all healthy children in this age group.