Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams A press conference will be held this afternoon after scientists advising the government recommended that vaccines are given to healthy 12 to 15-year-olds.
Downing Street has confirmed that the UK’s four chief medical officers (CMOs) will lead a briefing at 4pm this afternoon. Earlier today, it was announced that the CMOs have decided children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. READ MORE: Covid jab should be given to 12 to 15-year-olds chief medical officers say The decision takes into account the impact of the pandemic on children’s education as well as the risks to their mental health from missing school.
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