Man prepares Covid vaccine
(Picture: PA Wire)Young people, aged between 16 and 17, could be offered a vaccine jab before they head back to school in September, according to reports.
Those studying for their A-Levels or Btec could receive the vaccine by August, before returning to education in the autumn.
A Whitehall source told The Sun: “Subject to approval from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, we have the capacity and willingness to push on to this important age group.
“Late teens are some of the most socially active members of society so if we can cut that transmission, it can only be a good thing,” the source said.
The Sun also understands there is enough supply of Pfizer and Moderna jabs to vaccinate the teenagers - if the move is approved.
The news comes after much speculation over whether children should be given the vaccines after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved Pfizer’s use in 12 to 15-year-olds.
The Government is racing to vaccinate more people in order for Britain to step into the next phase of its roadmap out of lockdown, on July 19.
Thousands of people lined the streets up and down the country this weekend to get their coronavirus jabs as the vaccine rollout reaches the over-18s.
Football grounds in London were also turned into giant vaccination centres including Tottenham Hotspur FC, Stamford Bridge and Crystal Palace Athletics Centre.
More than 42m people in the UK have now had their first jab and more than 31m have had their second, according to the latest figures.
