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School pupils to be offered the vaccine from September. Picture: PA/Canva A leading public health expert has backed the NHS's reported plans to begin vaccinating secondary school pupils against Covid-19 from September. The Sunday Times reported health service officials are compiling planning documents which include a measure to offer a single dose of the Pfizer jab to children aged 12 and older when the new school year starts. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, told Times Radio: "I think we are moving in that direction. "I think the reason to vacci...

Professor Peter Openshaw said the UK needed to be cautious and prepare for further outbreaks of Covid-19.

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Britain has recorded a record number of second doses of Covid-19 vaccine in a single day, with the total number of jabs rising to more than 39million in the country. Government data up to Friday shows the total number who have received at least one dose is now 39,001,554 in the UK. Of those 32,010,244 were first doses - a rise of 106,878 on the previous day. And 6,991,310 were second doses, setting a record with an increase of 450,136 in a single day. The Government said a further 40 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, bringing the UK total to 127,0...