Under 18s to get vaccine in jab update – will your child be able to get it?

Donelan shut down by Burley for avoiding vaccine question

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The UK’s Covid vaccination programme has advanced rapidly over the last few months, with all adults over 18 now offered their jabs. The Government hopes to further build on this progress by extending it to younger Britons, with some under 18s now allowed to receive it. The plans will include children not affected by an immune deficiency or chronic illness for the first time.

Can your child get the Covid vaccine?

Children living in the UK will soon have the opportunity to receive a Covid jab.

Universities minister Michelle Donelan has revealed the Government is expecting an announcement from the Joint committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on child coverage “imminently”.

The announcement, she told Sky News, would extend vaccine coverage to two groups; 16-and 17-year-olds.

All over-16s could receive news of the move in a matter of days, provided scientists give their backing.

Ms Donelan said the Government is now just waiting on the JCVI announcement.

Ministers, she added, have adopted their advice at “every stage” of the pandemic.

She said: “They are the experts, of course, when we’re determining the vaccine rollout, and we’ll await their imminent announcement shortly.”

Previous advice from the JCVI recommended only factoring in clinically vulnerable children to the UK’s vaccine programme.

Released in mid-July, the organisation advised children “at increased risk of serious coronavirus disease” should receive the jab.

Their recommendation also covered children aged 12 to 15 with “severe neurodisabilities”.

These include Down’s syndrome, “multiple or severe learning difficulties”, and immune suppression.

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