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London (AFP) – The United Kingdom will open its coronavirus vaccination program to children between the ages of 5 and 11, the regional governments, which have responsibility for health, announced on Wednesday.
Following the announcement made by Wales on Tuesday, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland reported the extension of their vaccination programs to this age group, for which the British medicines regulator, the MHRA, approved the Pfizer vaccine to At the end of December.
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 will be able to receive the injection from April with the aim of “increasing protection against possible future waves of covid-19 while we learn to live with the virus”, said the British Minister of Health, Sajid Javid, responsible for these decisions for England.
“Children without underlying health conditions are at low risk of severe illness from Covid-19 and the priority remains for the NHS” to “provide vaccines and boosters to vulnerable adults and young people,” he stressed.
One of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, with 160,000 deaths, the United Kingdom began its vaccination campaign in December 2020. Since then, 91.3% of the population over 12 years of age have received a first dose, 85 % a second and 66% a reinforcement, according to the latest official figures published on Wednesday.
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