But Prof Pollard said that children had a "near-to-zero" risk of severe disease or death from Covid-19. And the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that some countries were only just beginning to vaccinate those at highest risk from Covid-19. "And it feels completely wrong to be in a situation morally where we were allowing that to happen, whilst in many countries vaccines are being rolled out to younger and younger populations at very, very low risk." She told the parliamentarians: "Some countries, including the UK, are advancing well beyond that highest priority group. "Firstly, it really is about countries allowing manufacturers to put Covax first in the line," she said.

Source: Daily Mirror May 18, 2021 20:46 UTC