Covid vaccines for high school pupils in Scotland backed by expert
dailyrecord.co.ukjab to 16 and 17 years olds and said she could see a “number of reasons” for extending it across the UK. It was reported today that Pfizer jabs could be offered to high school pupils from September when the new school year starts.A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson, which covers England, said: “No decisions have been made on whether children should be offered vaccinations and we will be guided by the experts once clinical trials have concluded.”Bauld, an Edinburgh University academic who has been an authoritative voice during the pandemic, told the Daily Record:"A number of countries already include 16 and 17 year olds in their Covid-19 vaccine programme, but to extend to younger age groups requires data from clinical trials.
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