it s likely to form part of a wider winter plan for tackling covid in england which the prime minister will set out tomorrow. our political correspondent helen catt reports. other countries have gone ahead with vaccinating healthy 12 to 15 euros, but not yet in the uk, although that may change. but not yet in the uk, although that may change- may change. offering “obs to teenagers may change. offering “obs to teenagers is h may change. offering jobs to teenagers is expected - may change. offering jobs to teenagers is expected to - may change. offering jobs to teenagers is expected to be l may change. offering jobs to - teenagers is expected to be approved by the four chief medical officers as soon as today. the prime minister, on a visit to british gas, would not be drawn this morning. i think you should really wait and see, wait for what the chief medical officers have to say. it is for them to decide, much better i think for them to put out their news, rather than for politici
chief medical officers look at the wider benefits. if they decide we should immunise all 12 to 15 year olds some parents could be forgiven for feeling even 15 year olds some parents could be forgiven forfeeling even more confused. there has been some political frustration that the jcvi didn t make a green decision during the summer stop the uk led the world on covid vaccination but we now have a lower proportion of our population fully immunised than canada, spain, denmark, and belgium, and there are 6 million adults who are yet to have a single dose of covid vaccine. that s double the total number of 12 to 15 year olds and it s those adults who really need to getjabbed first. adults who really need to get abbed first. , ., ~ , ., , first. fergus, thank you, fergus walsh. a former conservative health secretary has said the government must bite the bullet and bring in tax rises to fund the nhs and social care. jeremy hunt said the pressures on the sector are only going to increase fo