And how a promise made more than 70 years ago good afternoon. The Uk Medicines regulator has approved the extention of the Szier Biontech Vaccine for use in children as young as 12. The mhra said it carried out a Rigorous Review of the vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 15. The Uks Vaccine Committee will now decide on whether to advise the government that this Age Group should be vaccinated as part of the Uk Roll out. Heres our health correspondent, catherine burns. America has been doing it for a month. Just got the shot a few minutes ago. This is the best way to go about things. And now the uk is one step closer to vaccinating older children. The regulator, the mhra, has authorised the Pfizer Vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. It says this is safe and effective. But the Roll Out will only be extended to younger teenagers if Thejoint Committe on vaccination and immunisation advises the government to do this. Right now, much of the focus here, though, is on a rise in case numbers. At t
This is bbc news, i m lewis vaughanjones. the headlines. the uk s health regulator approves the use of the pfizer biontech vaccine for children as young as 12 the uk s vaccines committee will now decide whether children should get the jab. havoc for holidaymakers and businesses portugal and the travel industry react angrily to the government s decision to remove the country from the green travel list. the variant of coronavirus first identified in india is now the dominant strain in the uk and there s concern that cases are rising. two police forces agree to pay damages to more than 600 people following the hillsborough disaster i haven t taken it off yet, i m not
Going to take it off either. and how a promise made more than 70 years ago has finally been fulfilled good afternoon and welcome to the programme. the uk medicines regulator has approved the extention of the szier biontech vaccine for use in children as young as 12. the mhra said it carried out a rigorous review of the vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 15 saying the benefits outweigh the risks. the uk s vaccine committee will now decide on whether to advise the government that this age group should be vaccinated as part of the uk rollout. here s our health correspondent catherine burns. america has been doing it for a month. just got the shot a few minutes ago. this is the best way to go about things.
To get more support. and particularly we want to buy vaccinations now. if you don t get the vaccines you need, how bad could the situation get in the months to come here in nepal? we ll get the vaccine. we cannot imagine that we will not get the vaccine, because that will be devastating. you were relying on india for vaccines and obviously with the situation there, there s no exports. covax can t send vaccines out either because of the situation in india or certainly those astrazeneca doses. so, i mean, what s your general feeling about how countries like nepal have taken a hit because of the way vaccines are in the world being distributed? this cannot be a medium of owning for any company or the government. they can own, but the distribution should bejustified.