Britain’s Minister for Mass Vaccination, Nadim Zahawi, told Sky News that a decision has not yet been made on whether to offer vaccines to all children between the ages of 12 and 15, but parental consent will be needed anyway.
The debate over whether to vaccinate all children in the 12-15 age group has been going on for days, with the Joint Vaccination and Immunization Commission not recommending the measure for all children, but only for those with health problems.
However, the government has asked its four key health advisers to come up with their own recommendation, and reports emerged yesterday that specialists are willing to inject all children in this group, given expectations that there will be a “boom” of infections as the school year resumes. .
Asked if the government was no longer listening to the scientists’ council, Nadim Zahaui flatly denied the allegation and said a decision had not yet been made. Asked if parental consent would be needed if children between the ages of 12 and 15 were offered a vaccine, Zahawi said he could guarantee that this would be the procedure.
On the issue of vaccination passports, the minister believes that this is the best solution when it comes to major events that could turn into outbreaks.
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