Is there any point in vaccinating five to 11-year-olds against Covid? For months the policy across the UK was not to do this, on the grounds that few children suffered anything other than mild symptoms — so the possible side effects were not worth the risk. The Pfizer jab, which has formed the mainstay of vaccinations among the under-forties in Britain, has been linked with cases of inflammation of the heart muscle. However, this was mostly mild in patients affected — while the risk of inflammation was found to be less than a quarter compared with the same condition following a Covid infection.
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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation yesterday advised that children aged five to 11 should be offered two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, at least 12 weeks apart.
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