Teen vaccine

A new study suggests the Pfizer Covid-19 jab is “100 per cent effective and well tolerated” among children aged 12 to 15. Pfizer said it now plans to seek approval for use of the vaccine in this age group from regulators around the world and hopes youngsters will start to receive the jab before the next school year.

Why? the survival rate for children and young adults is 99.9 per cent. If the elderly and vulnerable have their vaccines and that provides them with a good level of protection then that’s great. So why do we have to vaccinate healthy kids, especially when clinical trials end in 2023? You can still get Covid and pass it on after being vaccinated so what exactly is the point of this? Could money not be spent better elsewhere?

Paula Mcguire

Children who have Covid have the possibility of coming down with Kawasaki disease a few weeks after the initial infection subsides. This can become quite severe, with children needing hospitalisation. Vaccinating them will prevent them getting a full blown Covid infection to start with. It gives them the same kind of protection that a polio vaccine gives against polio.

Jan Mcgennisken

Mutations of the virus may not kill children but they can catch and pass it on and if enough adults don’t have a vaccine the vaccination we have now will be weakened.

Barbara Hill

Moving the goalposts to a dangerous new level now. We were told the elderly and the vulnerable need the vaccine. That’s it. Children do not need this drug. They are practically immune to Covid.

James Melvin

Shame on any parent agreeing to have a healthy, normal child vaccinated when they are at no risk whatsoever.

James Tierney

Why do 12 to 15 years olds need a vaccine for an infection that their immune system can fight effectively?

Martin Allan

It doesn't stop you catching it or spreading Covid, it just stops the severity of the virus so fewer people need hospital treatment and can hopefully kick it at home.

Karen Fraser