COVID-19: UK vaccine update: Children 12-15
Chief Medical Officers from the UK have recommended COVID-19 vaccines for all those 12-15 ( gov.uk/government/pub… ). This would be 1 dose with a second dose determined later (spring) based on more data accrued internationally. 🧵1/4
Chief Medical Officers from the UK have recommended COVID-19 vaccines for all those 12-15 ( gov.uk/government/pub… ). This would be 1 dose with a second dose determined later (spring) based on more data accrued internationally. 🧵1/4
The recent advice from the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) did not take into account any benefits to the community or society despite finding marginally better benefits from vaccinating children 12-15. 2/4
In this case the four CMOs looked at a much wider perspective and when taking into account other details including disruption to education, protection of parents and family members, they came to the conclusion that all 12-15 should be vaccinated. 3/4
Scotland has already moved on this new advice and will be implementing vaccines for those aged 12-15 as quickly as possible. Schools in Scotland have already been back in session for a while and cases have been exploding among school aged children. 4/4
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