UK Schools Advised to Seek Police Help to Deal With Anti-Vaccine Protests

UK Schools Advised to Seek Police Help to Deal With Anti-Vaccine Protests
A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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A UK government agency has advised headteachers to ask the police to help manage the situation if they believe protests could take place at their schools over their participation in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Ministers confirmed on Monday that children aged 12 to 15 will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week.