theguardian. _ respond to. sonia, take us to theguardian. covid _ respond to. sonia, take us to theguardian. covid jab - respond to. sonia, take us to - theguardian. covid jab programme extended for all children, not compulsory but if their families wanted between five to ii. this wanted between five to 11. this announcement _ wanted between five to 11. ti 3 announcement comes in the wake of similar announcements in wales and scotland. i think it�*s something that people were anticipating, there�*s been months and months of deliberation here in the uk whether to extend the vaccine to five to ii—year—olds. the stories interesting because it�*s reported that it can be made available to five to ii—year—olds and everything a massive campaign for the take—out. the main protection of this may be if there were a two another same aversive bear wave in the future it could enable five to ii—year—olds level of protection, they have a level of protection, they have a level of protection already. the reason it�*s take a long time to make a decision on this, the specialist committee has is because when you look at this age group, five to ii the cost and benefits of a vaccine