THE possibility of schoolchildren being offered a vaccine against coronavirus divided opinion amongst readers.
The debate followed the news that the NHS was reportedly planning to begin vaccinating secondary school pupils against Covid-19 from September.
The Sunday Times said that health service officials were compiling planning documents that included a move to offer a single dose of the Pfizer jab to children aged 12 and over.
Mail readers were asked if they agreed with the plans.
Caroline Shaw said: “Yes. Fantastic news!
“Looking forward to the day we are all vaccinated.
“I will be allowing all of my children to have this vaccine.”
Julie West said: “Absolutely not.”
Darren Barry-Sheene Atkinson said: “Would these same people saying no also not have their kids immunised against preventable childhood diseases?
“Only asking so please don’t jump down my throat.”
Ann Holmes said: “No way is my child having it.”
Ash Howson said: “Nope. My children are perfectly healthy and Covid poses no risk to their health.
“Healthy with a balanced diet and not overweight. The risks far outweigh the benefits at present so it’s a no from me.”
Sophie Paterson said: “Yes I would give my child permission - it’s up to her if she would have it or not.
“It may be an experimental vaccine - but aren’t they all?
“It’s not like Steve from down the street has concocted it for crying out loud - people need to get a grip and stop scaremongering.
“Hospitalised cases and death rate going down... but be scared of the vaccine.”
Dave Wild said: “They cut a lot of red tape to get it out fast and everyone claps not knowing that red tape is there for a reason!
“Testing. If you’re an adult then you take that risk on your own shoulders understanding it.
“These are kids, they don’t know what what’s going on.”
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