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
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 11a,000 of those are already eligible for the jab because they live with an adult with a weakened immunity system. another 350,000 also qualify because they have an underlying health condition. the criteria for that has just been widened to include problems like heart disease, epilepsy, and asthma that is poorly controlled. it s very confusing. jean s son scott lives with asthma and she doesn t know yet if he will qualify for the jab under the new rules. i think we should have the c