Youngsters ought to wait not less than 12 weeks after catching Covid to get their jab, Britain’s vaccine advisory panel really useful right this moment.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) mentioned the longer wait ought to cut back the danger of myocarditis, a kind of coronary heart irritation reported in a small variety of kids after vaccination.
The change in steerage applies to folks aged 12 to 17. Youngsters who caught Covid beforehand solely needed to wait 4 weeks, which stays the recommendation for adults over the age of 18.
Twelve to 15-year-olds are nonetheless solely being provided one dose of Pfizer’s vaccine whereas officers monitor myocarditis charges in different international locations.
However as of this week, 16 and 17-year-olds can now come ahead for the second jab after the UK’s regulator determined the advantage of the jabs ‘clearly’ outweighed the danger.
Fifteen-year-old Quinn Foakes receiving a Covid-19 vaccination at Belfairs Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in September