the new study finds the numbers are doubling every 11 days. while young people are certainly less susceptible to the virus experts fear the current growth rate could mean an increase in infections of more vulnerable people. phil black is live in london. phil, how did the vaccinations factor in here? obviously young kids aren t getting vaccinated yet. that s right, laura. there is growing evidence as the highly transmissible delta variant moves through the population it is moving most likely through age groups that have little or no vaccine protection, that includes children. vaccines are open to everyone over the age of 18, what the government hasn t decided yet is if it s going to follow countries like the u.s. and start vaccinating or making those vaccinations available to adolescents. the government is waiting on some advice from an independent expert panel. members that have panel say that this is ethically a tricky decision because you re talking about children who generally do
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