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| Covid: Can children have the Covid vaccine in the UK? | |
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| Hundreds of thousands of under-18s will now be offered the Covid vaccine in the UK. | Hundreds of thousands of under-18s will now be offered the Covid vaccine in the UK. |
| They'll get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as that's the only one which has been approved for 12 to 17-year-olds - so far. | They'll get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as that's the only one which has been approved for 12 to 17-year-olds - so far. |
| However, the news means that most children still aren't eligible for the jab - in keeping with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). | However, the news means that most children still aren't eligible for the jab - in keeping with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). |
| BBC health reporter Laura Foster explains why, and why that might change in the future. | BBC health reporter Laura Foster explains why, and why that might change in the future. |