assessing the benefits and risks for that age group. about 1.4 milliom teenagers would be included in the new roll out. some countries including the united states, canada and france, are already routinely vaccinating those aged 12 and over. tim muffett reports. it began with the elderly and most vulnerable. since last december, the ages of those receiving covid jabs in the uk has got lower and lower. but generally, it hasn t included those under 18. in some countries, including france, israel and america, many teenagers are already receiving covid vaccinations. covid is a tonne worse than getting the vaccine. in the uk, the official guidance until now has been thatjabs should only be given to those children aged 12 and above with serious underlying health conditions, or who live with someone
successful female sailing olympian of all time. the belarusian olympic sprinter who sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy in tokyo has now left japan, boarding a flight to vienna this morning and coming up this hour, professor barbie, the scientist who designed the oxford coronavirus vaccine has been honoured with her very own doll. good morning. the uk government s vaccination committee is expected to recommend that all 16 and 17 year olds should be given a covid jab. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation stopped short of making the move last month because it said it was still
information. we know that parents were lobbying. we feel comfortable that within the confines i describe to you about the test results and timing of symptoms, we are confident about this. i think our study validates parents complaints, some children do experience a long symptom duration but it says overall for symptomatic children this is not occurring very often and most of those children do get better with time. ~ . , ., time. when the children in your stud , time. when the children in your study. say time. when the children in your study. say they time. when the children in your study, say they have time. when the children in your study, say they have covid i time. when the children in your study, say they have covid for i time. when the children in yourj study, say they have covid for a time. when the children in your- study, say they have covid for a few days and they suffer symptoms but are they proportionately much less serious than an adult suffering from covid? what are
a barbie doll with a difference. this one is modelled on the scientist professor dame sarah gilbert. she s the co designer of the oxford coronavirus vaccine. although she finds the concept of a barbie doll created in her likeness strange, she hopes it will inspire girls to think about a career in science. i hope that my barbie doll, as well as others of women who work in science and medicine willjust keep reminding them there are many careers open to them, so when they are playing they re also thinking about what they might like to do in the future. in total, mattel has created six new models based on women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. mattel said the aim of creating these dolls was to help shine a light on the efforts of all front line workers during the pandemic. dame sarah joins the likes of beyonce and marilyn monroe with this new honour. where will she keep the doll? probably in my office at work, along with other trophies from 2020 and 2021. mattel
covid. the latest medical advice about the very rare side effects that can affect young people when they have had the vaccine and it looks like they have reached the conclusion that it is safe and a good thing to do for 16 and 17 year olds. what has happened in the past is that the government has been scrupulous in following the advice of the jc vi, irrespective of any potential political controversy. in the process set out by the universities minister. the in the process set out by the universities minister.- in the process set out by the universities minister. the jc vi will be updating universities minister. the jc vi will be updating on universities minister. the jc vi will be updating on the - will be updating on the recommendations imminently and in the government will respond, we have adopted the government will respond, we have adopted the recommendations because they are adopted the recommendations because they are the experts. all i can say at this they are the exper