All children over five in England will be able to get a coronavirus vaccine from April, the Government announced today.
Two smaller doses of the Pfizer jab, 12 weeks apart, will be available to this age group to help control future Covid waves after Covid curbs have been lifted.
Professor Wei Shen Lim, Covid chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said: "The Committee has carefully considered the potential direct health impacts of vaccination and potential indirect educational impacts.
