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Why kids as young as 5 could be taking part in Covid vaccine trials

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The Evening Standard’s deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil joins us to explain why researchers are to begin coronavirus vaccine trials with children. It follows news that youngsters as young as five could be given the AstraZeneca jab in trials that could be key to keeping schools open after the summer. Professor Adam Finn, head of the Bristol Children’s Vaccine Centre, says giving the inoculations to millions of children may be necessary to keep the virus at bay.

Meanwhile, Nicholas also tells us how official figures have revealed the vaccine roll-out in London and across England has “flipped” to delivering more second doses than first shots. 

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