Dr Ellie: Why I believe we should give jabs to kids

SHOULD we be vaccinating children? Some countries, such as the Netherlands, pictured above, are pressing ahead with this policy, but I think it shouldn’t be something we jump into.

I’m glad that the UK’s regulator, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, is taking its time to weigh up the evidence for risks and benefits.

Some say Covid doesn’t pose a danger to children. This is absolutely wrong. Children are very unlikely to get severe Covid, and statistically are also unlikely to suffer from long Covid, but they are at risk from school closures, loss of learning, loss of development and mental-health issues, all of which are caused by an ongoing pandemic.

To me, this is justification in favour of vaccinating them.