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Vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds

EmiliaBy Emilia16th February 20225 Views2 Mins Read Holyrood
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Scotland accepts draft JCVI advice.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the Scottish Government has received JCVI advice recommending the universal vaccination of 5 to 11-year-olds.

The Scottish Government has continued to follow the advice of JCVI throughout the pandemic and I am glad to see that, after careful consideration, vaccination is now recommended for all 5-11 year olds. This signifies another milestone on our way to Covid recovery.

GRAEME

Although it isn’t yet published, I can confirm that @scotgov has received advice from JCVI recommending that vaccination is offered to all 5-11 yr olds. We will accept this advice & work is now underway on the logistics of delivery. Parents/carers will receive further info asap. https://t.co/058r5Xsyu6

— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) February 16, 2022

Although it has yet to be published officially by the JCVI, like colleagues in Wales we have received advice from the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) which recommends COVID-19 vaccination for all children aged 5 to 11-years-old.

I can confirm that Ministers have considered this draft advice and are content to accept its recommendations. Throughout the pandemic it has been our intention that we follow the clinical and scientific evidence available to us and I’d like to once again thank the JCVI for their hard work in scrutinising the science and providing clear guidance.

Discussions with Health Boards on the best way of delivering vaccinations to 5 to 11-year-olds have already begun. These will continue and we will provide further information when this approach is finalised. In the meantime, parents and carers of children aged between 5 and 11 need not do anything.

This draft advice does not affect children in the 5 to 11-year-old age group who have specific medical conditions which place them at greater risk from COVID-19. This group is already being vaccinated.

NICOLA STURGEON
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