Teenagers in England who had their second dose three months ago can book from Monday, the NHS says.
Dr Nikki Kanani, GP and deputy lead for the NHS vaccination programme, said Covid had caused "so much disruption for so many families over the past two years, affecting young people's lives and education", but getting vaccinated protects them, "letting them stay at school and continue socialising".as the Omicron variant sent infection rates soaring across the UK, with 315,000 secondary pupils missing classes for Covid-related reasons at the start of the new term.
Vaccines Minister Maggie Throup said: "Omicron has spread rapidly across the UK and we're doing everything we can to keep schools, sixth forms and colleges open as face-to-face teaching is so important."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.
This increased waiting period was introduced in November after data suggested it could reduce further the "very, very small risk" of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, in under-18s. Myocarditis has been seen in only about nine in every million vaccinations of young people and cases have been "relatively mild", officials have said.A DIAGNOSIS THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING:
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