on health grounds alone. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. in the united states, they ve been vaccinating children for months now. france and germany have also been pressing ahead. in this country, though, there is still uncertainty. government advisers have said the medical benefit alone does not justifyjabbing all those between 12 and 15 years old. it s left parents waiting for ministers to make a final decision. if it s going to free up our world and our country more, to give us freedom and protect our children and things in schools, then absolutely, i ve got no objection whatsoever. we don t know that much about it so ijust think at the moment, anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that s their choice, they can make that choice, but a child of that age can t make a choice. around 3 million 12 to 15 year olds live in the uk and around 4,000 of those are already eligible for the jab because they live with an adult with a weakened immune system.
as unfairly restricting the rights of the unvaccinated. the pass means anyone wishing to enter a restaurant, theatre, cinema, long distance train, or large shopping centre must show proof of vaccination or a negative test. here in the uk, the opposition labour party says it believes there s a strong case to vaccinate healthy children against covid to prevent any further disruption to their education. ministers have asked the uk s four chief medical officers to consider the broader implications, after government vaccine advisers recommended against the measure for all 12 to 15 year olds. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. in the united states, they ve been vaccinating children for months now. france and germany, too, have been pressing ahead. in this country, though, there is still uncertainty. government advisers have said the medical benefit alone does not justify jabbing all those
created by the pandemic. the uk s four chief medical officers are expected to decide within days whether to vaccinate healthy 12 to 15 year olds against coronavirus. it comes after government advisers refused to approve the jabs here s our medical editor fergus walsh. from france to the united states and israel, many wealthy nations are already immunising all 12 to is year olds. not the uk. the scientists who advise government on immunisation thejcvi today said a further 200,000 young teens with heart, lung and liver conditions thought to be vulnerable to covid would now be asked to have the vaccine, but it would not recommend the jab for healthy 12 to is year olds.
four nations to consider the broader implications. this after the national vaccines advisory body decided yesterday not to recommend jabs for all youngsters in that age group. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. in the united states, they ve been vaccinating children now for months. france and germany have also been pressing ahead. in this country, though, there is still uncertainty. government advisers have said the medical benefit alone does not justify jabbing all those between 12 and 15 years old. it s left parents waiting for ministers to make a final decision. if it s going to free up our country more, to give us freedom and protect our children and things in schools, then absolutely, i ve got no objection whatsoever. we don t know that much about it so ijust think at the moment, anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that s their choice, they can make that choice, but a child of that age can t make that choice. around 3 million 12 to 15 year olds live in the uk and around
disruption to their education. ministers have asked the uk s four chief medical officers to consider the broader implications, after the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation recommended against the measure for all 12 to 15 year olds. 0ur health correspondent, jim reed, reports. in the united states, they ve been vaccinating children now for months. france and germany too have been pressing ahead. in this country, though, there is still uncertainty. government advisers have said the medical benefit alone does not justify jabbing all those between 12 and 15 years old. it s left parents waiting for ministers to make a final decision. if it s going to free up our country more, to give us freedom and protect our children and things in schools, then absolutely, i ve got no objection to it whatsoever. we don t know that much about it so ijust think at the moment, anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that s their choice, they can make that choice, but a child of that age can t make a