and people will get clarity very soon. let s speak now to professor peter 0penshaw. he s a professor of experimental medicine at imperial college london. he s also a member of the uk government s vaccine network. peter, good to have you with us once again. does this make sense to vaccinate 16 and 17 euros?- again. does this make sense to vaccinate 16 and 17 euros? yes, i think it does. vaccinate 16 and 17 euros? yes, i think it does. some vaccinate 16 and 17 euros? yes, i think it does. some have - vaccinate 16 and 17 euros? yes, i think it does. some have been . think it does. some have been calling for wider vaccination amongst younger children, but it is very contentious. and i think thejc vi is quite right to move gradually, if that is what they re going to do, we re still waiting for the announcement. but i think is the right thing to start extending vaccination down into older teenagers. we know that they have very high of infection. if you re not aware infection is raising i
advising the government have given the go ahead for 16 17 year olds to be given the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation held a news briefing this afternoon. let s take a look at the key points. thejcvi says it s advising all 16 17 year olds to receive their first dose, with the second dose some time later. they say there have been big changes in the way covid 19 is spreading in recent weeks particularly in younger age groups. and went on to say, as the adult vaccine roll out has progressed successful more safety data has come available so it was important to review the advice for the vaccination of young people. in response, the health secretary sajid javid says the government is accepting the advice and has asked the nhs to prepare to vaccinate those eligible as soon as possible. the devolved administrations of scotland, wales and northern ireland have confirmed 16 17 year olds there will also be offered a vaccine. the prime minister sa
benefit to society in vaccinating those younger age groups. even if this nets those younger age groups. even if this gets the those younger age groups. even if this gets the go-ahead those younger age groups. even if this gets the go-ahead for - those younger age groups. even if this gets the go-ahead for 16 - those younger age groups. even if this gets the go-ahead for 16 and | those younger age groups. even if. this gets the go-ahead for 16 and 17 this gets the go ahead for 16 and 17 euros and potentially further down road for younger age groups, the question is, will they take it up? the evidence so far is that a lot of people who are eligible for the vaccine in their 20s, for example, are not taking it up. the prime minister is said to be raging about that. that is a problem, isn t it? yes, but on the other hand, i think there is a lot of vaccine enthusiasm amongst sectors of society. i think the difficulty is how to really communicate effectively with people who are not listen
recommended the nhs prepares for those shots from september but we have not had the final go ahead from ministers and this language from the who is interesting and it will put pressure on those politicians. i m pressure on those politicians. i m interested in your thoughts, professor. interested in your thoughts, professor- interested in your thoughts, rofessor. , , ., professor. this highlights that we are in a global professor. this highlights that we are in a global pandemic- professor. this highlights that we are in a global pandemic and i professor. this highlights that we | are in a global pandemic and what happens are in a global pandemic and what happens in are in a global pandemic and what happens in the rest of the world is important happens in the rest of the world is important to us. with our trade and everything important to us. with our trade and everything we are doing, visiting families everything we are doing, visiting families around the world, we are mixin
the government s vaccination committee is set to recommend that all 16 and 17 year olds should be given a covid jab. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation stopped short of making the move last month because it said it was still assessing the benefits and risks for that age group. about 1.4 million teenagers would be included in the new roll out. some countries, including the united states, canada and france, are already routinely vaccinating those aged 12 and over. joining me now is professor beate kampmann, director of the vaccine centre at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. very good to have you with us, professor. as i said, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation had not recommended this roll out to 16 and 17 year olds last month, so i wondered if you could give us a sense of what might have changed in the intervening period?