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Balanced and was made only after factors like the disruption to education were taken into account. it's really important to remember that the uk chief medical officers have supported the introduction of the vaccine to this age group and that's then been signed off by government. and we're doing it, we're rolling it out in schools, because it is our best chance not just to protect children, but to protect families as well. vaccinations for young people are also under way at drop—in centres in scotland and will start early next month in wales and northern ireland. we want to make sure every si...

Heart — similarly, a very minor risk of heart inflammation, which is the side effect that can happen really. it's side effect that can happen really. it's one _ side effect that can happen really. it's one of— side effect that can happen really. it's one of the very few people who might— it's one of the very few people who might get— it's one of the very few people who might get affected by that. it isn't an easy— might get affected by that. it isn't an easy decision for anyone to make. we talked _ an easy decision for anyone to make. we talked about the low risk to 12 and 15—yearâ...

Let's speak now to paul hunter, professor of medicine at university of east anglia. thank you for your time this afternoon. professor dame sarah gilbert has said not everyone in the uk will need a boosterjab, do you agree with that? should there be a boosterjab programme in the uk? i agree with professor gilbert. i think there's a strong case for some people to be offered booster vaccines, perhaps more than the department of health announced a couple of weeks ago, i think there is a case for people over 80, people who would not necessarily have responded to the initial vaccine, people perhaps ...

Leaders before leaning one way or another but beyond july the 19th there are major challenges, the possibility of a winter flu outbreak because it was almost completely suppressed in the most recent winter so natural immunity has waned. there is this backlog of nonurgent surgery that needs to be dealt with a waiting list over 5 million in england, the need to organise a boosterjab programme for covid and the flu jabs, the issue of nhs pay, a possible row there is the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, an experienced leader is stepping down next month so we will have a new head of nhs engl...