Primary schools in England are opening tomorrow with no mask recommendation, no adequate ventilation measures and no vaccine offer for all 5-11 year olds in the context of 1.1 million confirmed covid cases during the last 7 days in the UK. #CountLongCovid
“We have concluded that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for 5 to 11-year olds, with no new safety concerns identified."
Dr June Raine, Chief Executive @MHRAgovuk - 22 December 2021.
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Dr Raine also said: "We have carefully considered all the available data and reached the decision that there is robust evidence to support a positive benefit risk for children in this age group." gov.uk/government/new…
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The vaccine has already been received by millions of children in this age group across the world.
As of December 22, 2021, the CDC recorded 6.1 million US children ages 5-11 have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. aap.org/en/pages/2019-…
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