16 - 17 year olds will be offered the Pfizer vaccine

News - 5 August 2021

The Government announced yesterday that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to all 16 and 17 year olds.
Five teenagers walk along a street wearing backpacks

The Government yesterday confirmed that all 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK are to be offered a Covid-19 vaccine, with the rollout of doses set to begin shortly.

Under guidance provided by the JCVI, 1.4 million teenagers are now eligible to receive two doses of the Pfizer vaccine – the only jab that has been approved for use in children in the UK. The JCVI has yet to outline the intervals between a first and second jab for 16 and 17-year-olds. 

Once the guidance and roll-out plan is made public, we will be updating this information. 

 

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