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Will vaccinating teenagers really prevent disruption to schools?

16 September 2021

6:23 AM

16 September 2021

6:23 AM

After the JCVI recommended against offering vaccines to children aged 12 to 15 on health grounds, the government asked the four chief medical officers to consider the broader case, including the impact on schooling.

As we know, the government has now accepted the chief medical officers’ recommendation: that all 12 to 15 year olds should be offered one dose of Pfizer on the grounds that doing so will reduce disruption to education.

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