Tomorrow's front page: Frustrated ministers urge scientists to get on with approving vaccines for teens and booster jabs for over-50s
also urged ministers to press on with the rollout, saying: “We need to regain our vaccine advantage.”
“We have always said there will be a booster campaign into autumn, this month, we are going ahead with that.”By late March we were second to Israel in the global league table, with 41 per cent of the population already vaccinated — a rate almost four times that of France.But by September 1, the UK had slid out of the Top Ten, with 71 per cent vaccinated compared to 87 per cent in the United Arab Emirates.
Supporters say it will help stop the spread of the virus and keep millions in school. But critics say there is little benefit for kids who don’t get seriously ill, and are worried about potential side effects.It is likely to include the most vulnerable over 50s who were first to get jabbed, plus those over 80 and NHS staff.Anthony Harnden
“What we don’t want to do is boost people then find we have a new variant and we can’t boost them again.”WHILE we were once far ahead of most of the world with our vaccine rollout, we are now slipping behind, writes Christina Pagel. To me they sound like they’re just trying to delay the decision. We don’t want to wait much longer because if there is a big spike in infections with schools returning, many children will get sick who didn’t need to and they could still pass it on to others.
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