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Water support unit had all been involved in looking for the child. some 12 to 15 year olds in parts of england and scotland are expected to begin receiving covid vaccines today. teenage vaccinations are also due to start shortly in northern ireland and early next month in wales. millions of older and vulnerable people will also be contacted to arrange their booster shots. more from our health correspondent, katharine da costa. having waited for older age groups to be vaccinated, the uks12—to�...

A murder investigation has been launched after four people were found dead at a house in derbyshire. police were called to a property in killamarsh near sheffield yesterday after concerns were raised about the people living there. a man has been arrested and police say theyre not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. specially—trained officers from derbyshire police are liaising with the families of the deceased. some 12 to 15—year—olds in parts of england and scotland are...

50year-old or even a 10-year-old. this is building a foundation. this is done properly. we give it to the higher risk groups first, adults. it is a remarkably safe vaccine. everybody over 16 for sure ought to be getting this vaccine. and we build on this foundation. and its been remarkably safe. odds are, it is going to be safe in the younger age groups. but we never want to make bets on our children. that its why we look at the data. this has been done carefully, cautiously and at the appropria...

Transmission in the schools. so whats happening now is kids are coming home, infecting their parents. parents are infecting their kids. kids are infecting each other. its making it impossible to get our kids through the school year so vaccines would get our kids through the school year and ultimately if were serious about halting this epidemic in the united states, we need 85% to 90% of the u.s. population vaccinated. that means all of the adults, all of the ads olescents and lae numbers of kids...

Katharine da costa. having waited for older age groups to be vaccinated, the uks12—to—15—year—olds are next in line to be offered a jab. some scottish health boards will start administering pfizer vaccines at drop—in clinics from today. those still making up their minds can choose to wait for an appointment later this month. while the risk to you being severely ill may well be low, we want to make sure every single 12—15—year—old is protected — and not only protected themselves...

School-aged kids. pfizer releasing highly anticipated news saying its latest trials show a low dose of the pfizer vaccine is safe for children aged 5 to 11. experts say a vaccine for this age group could be theoretically available by halloween. joining us to discuss, dr. megan ranney from brown university. the pfizer trials seem encouraging since school is in session. seems like huge, good news for parents and for kids. >> that is right. as the parent of a child who is too young currently to get...

0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. having waited for older age groups to be vaccinated, the uks12—to—15—year—olds are next in line to be offered a jab. some scottish health boards will start administering pfizer vaccines at drop—in clinics from today. those still making up their minds can choose to wait for an appointment later this month. while the risk to you being severely ill may well be low, we want to make sure every single 12—15—year—old is protected — ...

Was a lot of positivity among 12—15 year olds, because they are used to being vaccinated with hpv and bcg vaccines at school so it is an extension of what they get in school and flu vaccines are given to these age groups. they are a lot on board with the idea. in age groups. they are a lot on board with the idea-— with the idea. in terms of your “ob load. and what i with the idea. in terms of your “ob load. and what we i with the idea. in terms of your “ob load. and what we expect i wi...

Show we have a high level of protection, including delta. including right up to the protect day. including all age groups. there was a study in israel that was at variance. the question was why. but i think if the answer to the question, are you protected if youve gotten two doses of an mrna vaccine, i think its yes you are protected against serious disease. i worry the booster discussion is going to make a lot of people think theyre not protected but they are against serious disease. the other ...

The end of okay. how much could this change the current situation in the u.s.? >> thanks, ana. great question and we are as pediatricians and everyone is very excited about this news and the ability to vaccinate 5 to 11-year-olds in addition to 12-year-olds and above is something that is extremely important, and as mentioned previously, especially children who will be returning to school and are returning to school. >> the pfizer dose being used for these children are one-third the size for peop...