UK Government vaccine advisers recommend the booster jab for 16 and 17-year-olds
The JCVI recommendation came as UK regulators approved the new age-appropriate formulation of the vaccine for use in children aged five to 11
Nurses react as they treat a COVID-19 patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Milton Keynes, Britain, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
United Kingdom government vaccine advisers recommended that booster jabs be offered to 16-17 year-olds as the number of coronavirus cases in the UK has increased by 238,350 or 58.9% in the past seven days.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said the vaccination should be given to children at higher risk of Covid-19, report BBC.
The JCVI recommendation came as UK regulators approved the new age-appropriate formulation of the vaccine for use in children aged five to 11.
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