‘Plenty of good reasons’ to vaccinate children, according to UK Health Secretary

The Pfizer jab has been approved for use in children aged 12-15 by the UK regulator (PA)

Vaccinating children could have “upsides” by preventing school classrooms from being shut down due to coronavirus outbreaks, Matt Hancock has argued.

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was approved for use by the UK regulator in children aged 12 to 15 on Friday but experts have flagged ethical concerns in issuing jabs to a group that is classified as being at low risk from Covid-19.