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Last modified on Fri 9 Jul 2021 04.02 EDT During the first year of the pandemic 25 children and teenagers died as a direct result of Covid-19 in England and about 6,000 were admitted to hospital, according to the most complete analysis of national data on the age group to date. Children seen to be at greatest risk of severe illness and death from coronavirus were in ethnic minority groups, and those with pre-existing medical conditions or severe disabilities. The findings, which have not yet been peer reviewed, will be submitted to the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to help inform policies about who should be offered Covid-19 vaccines or continued to ask to shield. ....