to vaccinate children, should that be the clinically advised thing to do. we now have a vaccine that is approved for the use of children aged 12 and over, but i want to make sure this is all done on a clinical base, following the clinical advice, to make sure that we get this country out of this pandemic as safely as we can. adam finn is a professor of paediatrics at bristol medical school and is a member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. he s been explaining what thejcvi will base their decision on. why they might not be suitable is because why they might not be suitable is because they may simply not needed in order because they may simply not needed in order to because they may simply not needed in order to stay well and be protected. it could be the case that by highly protected. it could be the case that by highly immunising the adult population, we can indirectly protect population, we can indirectly protect children and they will not -et protect child
how many people someone infected with the virus is likely to pass it on to. if that number is higher than one it means that overall cases are likely to rise, ifit is lower than one it means the pandemic infections and reducing across the community and today the latest figure for england is between one and 1.2, scientists think a slight rise from last week. also nicola sturgeon talking about the r number in scotland is above one, pointing to a wider picture about the pandemic slightly growing in the uk but not growing very quickly, not yet. adam finn is a professor of paediatrics at bristol medical school and is a member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. of thejoint committee today he s speaking to us in a personal capacity. 12-15 12 15 year olds, would you want to see them vaccinated? i 12-15 -year-olds, would you want to see them vaccinated? see them vaccinated? i would not unless it is
into account the fact that we would have a new variant on the horizon, with properties that allow it to evade antibodies, to some extent, and a virus which is more transmissible. professor adam finn sits on thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. thank you forjoining us this bank holiday monday. listening to that, the costs and benefits of getting it wrong, it weighs heavily in favour to a delay of thejune the 21st date, would you concur with that? yes, i agree completely. it is a case of better safe than sorry. we have done things too late in the past and we really shouldn t do that again. 0therwise everyone suffers, notjust health, but economically as well. what we want is to progressively open up and not get into a position where we are opening up into a position where we are opening up and closing down again. lots into a position where we are opening up and closing down again. up and closing down again. lots of
and also member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. good on vaccination and immunisation. evening professl stand good evening professor. where do you stand on this debate about whether or not the planned lockdown e zine should be delayed beyond june 21? i think it s possible that the government could stick to its plan but i think it s a little bit too early to say. as you recall, the government said there will be six weeks between steps and in five weeks between steps and in five weeks for the analysis. the 14th of june is the point when the analysis starts. there are certain pieces of data that will be vital at that point in time to make a decision. and i don t think it s yet time to start speculating on whether it s going to be possible or not. remind us, what going to be possible or not. remind us. what are going to be possible or not. remind us, what are those going to be possible or not. remind us, what are those pieces going to be possible or not. remind