Children aged between five and 11 in England are being offered a low-dose Covid vaccine
As part of the latest phase of the NHS’ vaccination drive, all five to 11 year olds in England are being invited to book their Covid jabs. The development - already rolled out in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - means that almost five million children can now be protected from potential infections.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Government guidance recommends that children receive two doses of the low-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine - containing a third of the adult dose - at periods 12 weeks apart. For children with medical conditions, or those living with someone with a weakened immune system, this is reduced to eight weeks apart.
“I have a weakened immune system” Nursery worker Leanne Paragreen, 42, from Rutland has one daughter Sophie, 11. Sophie has already received her vaccine. Thankfully I’ve been in remission for 16 months, but it’s taught me how lonely Covid restrictions can be. So I’ll do anything to help stop the virus spreading to help stop others going through what I did.
As soon as it was over, she felt safer knowing she had the extra level of protection. It was a high relief hearing her say “Oh, I feel better about having the next one”. I have no regrets.”