will be eligible for now. they ll get two shots eight weeks apart, each one a third of the adult dose. we know these vaccines are effective at preventing serious disease. - that s the one thing - that they do do reliably. it makes absolute sense we offerl those children that are at high risk the benefit of protection. from vaccination now that the vaccine s available for the age group. - new treatments continue to be rolled out, such as antiviral pills. which should keep many of the most vulnerable from falling seriously ill once infected. the concern is the huge number of cases, even if mostly milder, could still lead to a dangerous spike in hospital admissions next month. so, the scale of the 0micron threat remains uncertain. fergus walsh, bbc news.
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