UK GOV announces Covid jabs for BABIES

HEALTH officials in the UK have for the first time announced that Covid jabs will be given to infants aged between six months and four-years-old. They have recommended that two Pfizer doses are administered to vulnerable babies and children, writes The Daily Mail.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed today that babies with underlying health conditions will be offered a Covid vaccine,

If children are in a clinical risk group that makes them vulnerable to the virus, including youngsters with poorly controlled asthma and chronic conditions affecting the heart, kidneys, liver or digestive system, they will be eligible for two doses

NHS England has said it will begin offering jabs from mid-June to eligible ones, adding that parents should wait to be contacted first, before coming forward.

Speaking on behalf of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Prof Wei Shen Lim said, ‘For the vast majority of infants and children, Covid-19 causes only mild symptoms, or sometimes no symptoms,

‘However, for a small group of children with pre-existing health conditions it can lead to more serious illness, and for them vaccination is the best way to increase their protection.

Head of immunisation at the UKHSA, Dr Mary Ramsay commented, “The virus is not going away, so I would encourage all parents to bring their child forward if they are eligible.”

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