I thought the JCVI had ruled against vaccinating children? Yes, two weeks ago it concluded that the benefits of vaccination clearly outweighed the risks only for children with severe immune problems. Principally it is concerned about heart inflammation, which seems to be reported in about one in 20,000 children after a Pfizer jab. The JCVI always said it would keep the data under “very close review” as the widespread vaccination of teenagers in other countries, principally the US, provided a mass of emerging data about the safety of vaccines in children. Given that infections are falling, the benefits of vaccination are slightly lower

Source: The Times August 04, 2021 12:25 UTC