The UK government&rsquo;s independent advisory body on vaccines said on Friday it would not recommend jabbing all 12- to 15-year-olds against Coronavirus, arguing the benefits were &ldquo;too small&rdquo;.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), a panel of experts which advises ministers, has been weighing the issue after numerous other countries began giving the jabs to young teens.
It has previously recommended giving approved COVID-19 vaccines to all 16- and 17-year-olds, but only to 12- to 15-year-olds who have underlying health conditions that make them more vulnerable.
On the advice of the JCVI, Britain&rsquo;s four chief medical officers&mdash;in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland&mdash;will now provide further input ahead of a final government decision. The committee, which focuses purely on health effects, wants them to consider the &ldquo;wider societal impacts, including educational benefits&rdquo; of whether to roll out vaccines to younger teens.
In its recommendation, the JCVI argued the benefits from vaccination are &ldquo;marginally greater than the potential known harms&rdquo; of the inoculations, while acknowledging there was &ldquo;considerable uncertainty&rdquo; about those.
<h2>NZ reports first Delta variant death</h2>
New Zealand reported the first death in the latest COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak in the local community, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday. In addition, 20 new community cases were reported in Auckland on Saturday. The victim, who was an Auckland woman in her 90s, had a number of underlying health conditions.
22,07,72,217 TOTAL Number OF CORONAVIRUS&nbsp;
CASES IN THE WORLD
45,70,227 Number OF DEATHS WORLDWIDE&nbsp;
19,73,28,899 Number OF RECOVERED PATIENTS
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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), a panel of experts which advises ministers, has been weighing the issue after numerous other countries began giving the jabs to young teens

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