LONDON In April, health regulators in England approved a low-dose Covid vaccine for children aged five to eleven, following several delays.

According to the BBC, the decision would help protect the "extremely small" number of children who fall seriously unwell with Covid, according to scientists on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The vaccine will be offered to around six million youngsters in the UK between the ages of five and eleven.The deployment, however, will be "non-urgent," said to Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who emphasised parental choice.

"As we learn to cope with this virus, the NHS will prepare to extend this non-urgent offer to all children during April so parents may, if they want, take advantage of the offer to boost protection against potential future waves of Covid-19," Javid added.

The vaccine was only approved by the FDA in December, but it will be available in April.The rollout has been postponed due to a disagreement with the UK government, which is "reviewing the JCVI's advise as part of wider decision-making."

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