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The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has said he would give his 12-year-old son a Covid jab if the vaccine for younger children gets the go-ahead, reports the Mirror.
The government’s scientific advisers will soon make a decision on jabs for 12- to 15-year-olds.
Only one of children falls into that bracket but I am in favour of everybody having the vaccine if they possibly can. Therefore, if the advice is for that age children to have it, we would follow that advice.
Tennis player Andy Murray spoke with UK nurse May Parsons, the first person in the world to administer the Covid-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
From one champion to another.
.@andy_murray spoke with nurse May Parsons who represented hope during the pandemic while she was responsible for administering the vaccine. #BeOpen pic.twitter.com/ppvHyemZoq