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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed the news today (Tuesday). It comes as all young people aged 16 to 17, clinically vulnerable children aged 12 to 15 and people who live with adults who are immunosuppressed will be offered a first dose of a Pfizer jab within the next week.
The regulator said it is up to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to advise the government on whether children in this age group should be given the Moderna jab. READ MORE: No evidence that Covid jabs affect fertility or raise risk of