Primary-aged children in West Yorkshire get first dose of Covid vaccine
The children are the first in their cohort who are now eligible for the vaccine, after vulnerable or high-risk children
They were getting their vaccines at the John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield, which has been serving as a mass vaccination centre during the pandemic.Mum-of-two Katie says getting her children vaccinated has been a long time coming, but feels the opportunity has come too late. "I know that the vaccination gives my children protection from the worst aspects of it, serious complications of Covid, and also some protection from long Covid," she adds.One of Katie's children, 10-year-old Sara, says she was initially "nervous" about getting jabbed, but "got over it" once she was inside the centre.
She says more children testing positive for Covid in the last few months convinced her it was time to get her own son vaccinated.Fiona is taking her family on holiday and wants the extra protection from Covid provided by the vaccine.