Vaccinate five- to 11-year-olds to protect UK schools, scientists say
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from on (#5SZ48)
Call comes amid concerns that spread of Covid Omicron variant could disrupt education in new year
Leading scientists have called for the vaccination of younger children to allow as many as possible to stay in school next year as Omicron cases rise dramatically across the UK.
Prof Peter Openshaw, a member of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), said that without vaccinating children there could be further huge disruption to education and that health concerns about infection now outweighed initial justified caution in extending vaccination to five- to 11-year-olds.
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