Children Covid vaccine: Who can have the jab in the UK?
Hundreds of thousands of under-18s will now be offered the Covid vaccine in the UK.
They'll get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as that's the only one which has been approved for 12 to 17-year-olds - so far.
However, the news means that most children still aren't eligible for the jab - in keeping with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
BBC health reporter Laura Foster explains what the guidance is and why it might change in the future.
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