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Experts have today called into question No10 s pretty pointless plans to vaccinate more than 1.5million 16 and 17-year-olds, saying most are already immune to the virus through previous infections.
Health chiefs are set to recommend all 16 and 17 year olds get jabs today, marking a dramatic U-turn given just two weeks ago the same expert panel advised against doing so.
Boris Johnson is expected to accept the guidance immediately, paving the way for the roll-out to begin later this month. Jabs could be administered in schools.
But Professor David Livermore, a microbiologist at the University of East Anglia, told MailOnline he could see no good reason to prioritise vaccinating older teenagers.
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