JCVI says there is insufficient evidence to support giving jabs to all 12- to 15-year-olds
The UK government’s vaccines watchdog has decided there is not enough evidence to recommend the rollout of Covid vaccines to all 12- to 15-year-olds, but has held open the possibility of ministers seeking other advice to go ahead nonetheless.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said that while the health gains from vaccinating the entire age group was seen as greater than the risks, “the margin of benefit is considered too small to support universal vaccination of healthy 12 to 15-year-olds at this time”.