The turnaround is all down to the astonishing success of the Covid vaccine rollout, with nearly two-thirds of the adult population now protected. Experts have even suggested the Covid jab is added to the list of routine vaccinations given to toddlers, such as the MMR and polio jabs. A growing number of international experts believe vaccinating children could stop the spread of Covid-19 in the wider community‘Vaccinating infants against respiratory diseases isn’t unusual,’ says virologist Dr Julian Tang. Among them was journalist Robert Byers, 51, who allowed his 12-year-old son Nicky to become a volunteer on the Moderna vaccine trial in the US in January. Tilda hopes the mild side effects she felt with the first dose mean she received the real Covid-19 vaccine rather than the meningitis B jab given to teens in the control group.

Source: The Nation April 03, 2021 21:56 UTC