'Why would I not give protection to the most precious thing in the world to me.'
A mother has driven her nine-year-old daughter hundreds of miles to Italy so she can be vaccinated against Covid-19.
But Alice Columbo headed to Milan from Maidstone, Kent, so her daughter, who has Italian citizenship, could be jabbed regardless.The UK government said further advice regarding vaccination for five to 11-year-olds would be issued in due course following consideration of additional data, but that the majority of children in that age group were at very low risk of becoming seriously ill due to the coronavirus.
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