Covid vaccines for 12-year-olds from September 6 under NHS plans for back to school jabs blitz

THE NHS has drawn up plans for Covid vaccines for 12-year-olds from September 6 as par of a back-to-school jabs blitz.

Kids will not need parental consent under the vaccination scheme, health officials reportedly said.

NHS trusts were told to get ready for the possible Covid vaccine rollout for kids aged 12 to 15 from September 6, the Telegraph reported.

Emails sent by NHS England’s regional offices and reportedly seen by the Telegraph say trusts need to have their plans ready by 4pm on Friday.

It comes after the Moderna Covid jab was given the green light for kids aged between 12 and 17 in the UK.

The regulator said it’s now up to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to advise the Government on the next step.

They will have to then decide if children in the UK in this age group can get the Moderna shot.

At the moment, only a select group of vulnerable children over 12 can get the vaccine.

And those aged 16 and 17 have only recently been allowed to book in for one shot of the life-saving jab.

Every other Brit over 18 can have two vaccines, with people under 40 being offered the Pfizer or Moderna jab.

Anyone over 40 should have already had their two jabs months ago, and were able to have any of the vaccines on offer.

Professor Wei Shen Lim, Covid-19 Chair for JCVI, said last week: “After carefully considering the latest data, we advise that healthy 16 to 17-year-olds are offered a first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

“Advice on when to offer the second vaccine dose will come later.

“While Covid-19 is typically mild or asymptomatic in most young people, it can be very unpleasant for some and for this particular age group, we expect one dose of the vaccine to provide good protection against severe illness and hospitalisation.”

The JCVI said it is confident that young people will have 80 per cent protection against hospitalisation from Covid after their first dose.