Vulnerable primary school children should be offered a low-dose Covid vaccine, government vaccine advisers have said.
Some older children should also be offered a booster in response to the Omicron variant, they have said.
A low-dose version of a Covid vaccine for five to 11-year-olds has just been approved for use in the UK after being deemed safe and effective.
But a decision on vaccinating all five to 11-year-olds has not yet been made.
The recommendations by the scientific experts have to be officially approved by ministers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – but this is normally a formality.
It is not clear when children will actually get these vaccine doses. The priority for the NHS is expected to remain on giving adults their third or booster dose in the face of the Omicron wave.
