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DOZENS of families of vulnerable children in Maldon face Covid-19 vaccine uncertainty. Across England there are more than 56,100 children under 18 on the shielded patient list of extremely vulnerable people. NHS Digital data shows that there are 50 children in Maldon on the Shielded Patient List. Of the 3,080 people on the list in Maldon, the largest age group of 920 patients is made up of people aged 70-79. Vulnerable children under 16 will not be offered the vaccine and it is unclear how they can be protected. The Government says that children and young people have a very low risk of contracting severe or deadly Covid-19 compared to adults, however there is an increased risk of exposure to infection and outbreaks in institutional settings.