UK Offers 16 to 17 Year Olds One Dose of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

UK Offers 16 to 17 Year Olds One Dose of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
A member of staff poses with a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Cardiff, Wales, on Dec. 8, 2020. Justin Tallis/Pool/Getty Images
Lily Zhou
Updated:

The NHS has been asked to prepare to vaccinate 16 to 17 year olds “as soon as possible,” Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday.

It comes after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published its recommendation to offer one dose of  Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in the age group.
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