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Nearly a million children have received a Covid jab, the latest official figures show. It is being given to 12 to 15-year-olds after the UK's four chief medical officers said everyone in the age group should be offered the Pfizer vaccine.
So far, 912,446 under-18s have received the vaccine, according to the Government. It comes after England's Chief Medical Officer said about half of children have already had Covid – and 'virtually all' will get the virus without the jab rollout.
Professor Chris Whitty added that the high proportion of children who have had Covid was no reason to hold off jabs because immunity would wane. He added that jabs were the key to keeping schools open and reducing disruption to lessons.
But last night, Conservative MP Robert Halfon, chairman of the education select committee, said he has been told of schools sending children home when someone tested positive for Covid, despite the rollout.
15 year old Quinn Foakes receiving a Covid-19 vaccination at Belfairs Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Ministers had been pushing for all children aged 12 to 15 to be included in the rollout, having already
