Covid-19 jab causes fewer problems than the virus itself in youngsters – study

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The largest study of its kind has shown the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine causes far fewer problems than the virus itself in children and young people, after concerns the jab may cause harm.

The risks after being infected with the virus “lasted much longer” compared with post-vaccination, researchers said.