LIVE: UK health chiefs lead Downing Street press conference on vaccines for kids

HEALTH chiefs will give a press conference this afternoon to give the green light to jabbing teenagers.

Prof Chris Whitty and the UK's other chief medical officers have recommended one Pfizer vaccine for children.

They will set out their decision later at a press conference, expected to be at 4pm.

It's expected they will get the green light to start having their vaccines within days - with one dose of Pfizer recommended.

The chief medical officer will appear with his counterparts from the other four nations to explain why he thinks it's of huge benefit for kids to be jabbed.

Experts are expected to say that they believe although there's just a small

In a letter to Health Sec Sajid Javid, they urged ministers to extend the rollout to children under 16.

Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/16125587/press-conference-health-chiefs-downing-street-vaccine-children/

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Дата на публикация: 14 септември, 2021
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