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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

The vaccine was made available for children

History

Country

United Kingdom

Policy Area

Health

Measure

COVID-19 vaccine

Eligibility

Children aged 12 and above

Type

Service

Start / Announced Date

For children aged 16 and above: August 2021 (different specific dates across the four nations) For children aged 12 and above: September 2021 (different specific dates across the four nations)

End Date

N/A

Amount

Vaccination fees were partially funded by government with the individual liable for nominal fees

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Children

Route to the child

Direct

Sources

Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/covid-19-government-response-tracker NHS England (2021) NHS rolls out COVID-19 jap to children aged 12 to 15. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230109120043/https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/09/nhs-rolls-out-covid-19-jab-to-children-aged-12-to-15/ Mosalski, R. (2021) 'Covid vaccinations will be offered to all 16 and 17-year-olds in Wales', Wales Online, 4 August, Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230109120908/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/covid-jabs-teenagers-wales-coronavirus-21221473 Scottish Government (2021) Vaccinations for 16 to 17-year-olds. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222812/https://www.gov.scot/news/vaccinations-for-16-to-17-year-olds/ Department of health (2021) Young people aged 12 to 15 to be offered COVID-19 vaccine. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230109115145/https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/young-people-aged-12-15-be-offered-COVID-19-vaccine