Covid-19: Vaccines to be offered to some under-18s in UK

The government has announced that some groups of children and young people who are between the ages of 12 and 18 are to be offered a coronavirus vaccine.

The new rules mean children aged 12-15 who are at a higher risk of being seriously ill with coronavirus, as well as those within that age group living with an adult with a weak immune system, can get a vaccination, along with those within three months of their 18th birthday

We asked BBC Heath Reporter Jim Reed to explain what's happening and why,

You can find out more about what this means here.

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