Vaccinating adolescents in England: a risk-benefit analysis

Gurdasani D, Bhatt S, Costello A, Denaxas S, Flaxman S, Greenhalgh T, Griffin S, Hyde Z, Katzourakis A, McKee M, Michie S, Ratmann O, Reicher S, Scally G, Chris Tomlinson, Yates C, Ziauddeen H & Pagel C

August 2021

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❗ Now published in The Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (JRSM)

Gurdasani D, Bhatt S, Costello A, Denaxas S, Flaxman S, Greenhalgh T, Griffin S, Hyde Z, Katzourakis A, McKee M, Michie S, Ratmann O, Reicher S, Scally G, Chris Tomlinson, Yates C, Ziauddeen H & Pagel C (2021). Vaccinating adolescents against SARS-CoV-2 in England: a risk–benefit analysis. JRSM.

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📰 Media coverage

“Why are government experts holding off vaccinating under-16s in the UK?". Deepti Gurdasani. Guardian. 06/08/2021.
“Covid-19: All 16 and 17 year olds in the UK to be offered first vaccine dose”. Elisabeth Mahase. BMJ. 05/08/2021.
“Covid-19 vaccine programme should extend to 12-year-olds to reduce virus spread, scientists say”. Paul Gallagher. The i. 05/08/2021.
“Group of scientists criticise No10 for ‘unacceptable’ delay in vaccinating children against Covid and say decision to give ALL 16-17 year olds jabs is ‘too little, too late’…. as they question why over-12s won’t get inoculated at the same time”. Luke Andrews. Daily Mail. 04/08/2021.
“Covid vaccines to be offered to all UK 16- and 17-year-olds”. Jessica Elgot, Natalie Grover and Rowena Mason. Guardian. 04/08/2021.

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