UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT MAKES ARRANGEMENTS FOR TEENAGERS BOOSTER JAB CENTERS
The UK government has introduced boaster shots for teenagers to forestall absentism in school due to rise in the spread of the omicron variants
Vaccinations have been offered to teenage group of 16 & 17 in the United Kingdom,previously the booster jab was only recommended by the experts on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for 16 and 17-year-olds who were deemed clinically vulnerable.
A decision to expand the booster campaign to teenagers was taken after data showed that two doses of a Covid vaccine were not enough to stop people getting ill with the Omicron variant.
Schools in the UK have witnessed a high level of absentees as the Omicron variant sent infection rates soaring across the UK, report shows that 315,000 secondary school pupils missed classes for Covid-related reasons at the start of the new term.
These is why the UK government decides to extend it boaster arrangement to cover pupils who might be affected by the recent spread of the deadly variants.
Although, high infection rates could also delay the booster jab for some young people. Following the recommendation of the JCVI, the NHS will not give a booster jab to 16- and 17-year-olds within 12 weeks of a positive Covid-19 test.
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