Half of children have already had Covid

About half of children have already had Covid – and “virtually all” will get it without the rollout of vaccines, England’s Chief Medical Officer has said. Prof Chris Whitty told MPS that those aged 12 to 15 were currently driving Covid transmission, and have the highest infection rates of all age groups. He said the high levels of prior infection with Covid was not a reason to hold off vaccinations, saying immunity would wane and some would be reinfected.