Covid jab wait for 12- to 15-year-olds in England could be up to five months

Covid jab wait for 12- to 15-year-olds in England could be up to five months Delays to the vaccination rollout mean some 12- to 15-year-olds may not get their Covid jab until February next year – 15 weeks after the government’s original target for offering the jab to all eligible teenagers, according to Labour.

Officials originally set October half-term as the target to invite those in the age group to receive the vaccine in schools after criticism that England was slow to approve it for children compared to other countries. The Guardian

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