Best known celebrities. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. In england today, well all get more details later from the government on its plans to deal with the pandemic over the coming months. We expect that all Over 50s will be offered a covid boosterjab. In it was confirmed last night that children aged 12 to 15 will be offered a single Vaccine Dose from next week in england. Lets Take A Look at what other countries are doing. Germany, like the uk, has only been vaccinating children over 16, and some younger children who are clinically vulnerable. But spain, france and italy have been vaccinating children above 12 for the past few months. Across the atlantic, canada and the us have been vaccinating children above 12 since may heres what some teenagers think of the decision in england. I dont want to make a decision where maybe i might regret later in life or. I just want to take things at a pace where i know i Understand. Its very cloudy recently. A lot
Becoming overwhelmed will be outlined later today. meanwhile, vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15 will go ahead in england, after ministers confirmed they would follow the latest advice from the uk s chief medical officers. i don t want to make a decision where it may be i might regret later in life. i just want to take things at a pace where i understand. i definitely want to get the vaccine as soon as possible. i think it will really help me and the people around me. job vacancies have hit a record high rising lawyers for prince andrew tell a court in new york that sexual assault allegations filed against him are baseless and potentially unlawful . the un secretary general says more than a billion dollars in aid has been pledged for afghanistan as its people face their most perilous hour. the met gala one of fashion s biggest and starriest events has rolled out its red carpet in new york for some of the planet s
To get their first covid vaccine in school. bexleyheath academy experienced severe disruption during lockdown. they welcome the idea of vaccinating their pupils. what it provides an opportunity to reduce any disruption that we see to schooling across the next academic year. over the last two years, there s been unavoidable disruption to education, and i think that any steps that we can take as a country to avoid that again, ensuring that students can remain in school learning, they are important steps to take. it s because we are at a young age, and we don t want to make, i don t want to make a decision where maybe i regret later in life. ijust want to take things at a pace where i know i understand. it s very cloudy recently, - a lot of pupils recite that source, and other sources, it s not one clear idea behind it. one person will say it s not safe
And another will say it s safe, i kind of contradictory. so it sounds like you re a bit confused at the moment about what is the right thing to do? me and many other people, yes. i definitely want to get the vaccine as soon as possible. i think it ll really help me and the people around me if i try and say as soon as possible. the government is encouraging families to make the decision together over whether to vaccinate. but they say it s the child who will have the final say. will parents be comfortable with that? i feel at the moment, there is a lot of information that s open and available for young people. so i feel that they are able to make a decision based on what they ve learned in schools, what they ve read in media. i would never force them to have it if they didn t want it. i think if we give them the information that they need to, and then they can make their own decision, i would let my children make that decision. but what if a family can t agree? teaching unions are warni