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CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 20: Children wear face masks during a maths lesson at Llanishen High School on September 20, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. All children aged 12 to 15 across the UK will be offered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Parental consent will be sought for the schools-based vaccination programme. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

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Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?

Compared with other high-income countries, the UK has been slow to approve and roll out covid-19 vaccines to teenagers, prompting concerns over long covid and the new omicron variant

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A road sign in Buckinghamshire, UK, in mid-November

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Covid booster shots are pushing protection to unexpected heights

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Mosquito sits on human

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A single vaccine could protect against many mosquito-borne diseases

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

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Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping

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Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar to cupping

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World's first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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World's first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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An Israeli man receives a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine from a medical professional with Clalit Health Services at the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem Virus Outbreak , Jerusalem, Israel - 30 Aug 2021

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What we know so far about booster shots and the covid-19 vaccines

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2E399DX Messenger RNA or mRNA strand 3D rendering illustration with copy space. Genetics, science, medical research, genome replication concepts.

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Delivering mRNA inside a human protein could help treat many diseases

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A nurse administers a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to a college student during a City of Long Beach Public Health Covid-19 mobile vaccination clinic at the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) campus on August 11, 2021 in Long Beach, California. - Students, staff, and faculty at the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) system schools will be required to be fully vaccinated in order to attend in-person classes. All teachers in California will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit to weekly virus tests, the state's governor announced June 11, as authorities grapple with exploding infection rates. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Two covid-19 vaccines are 15 per cent less effective against delta

A large UK study shows that two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines provide good protection against symptomatic infections by the delta coronavirus variant, but not as good as against older variants

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Covid-19 vaccines: Everything you need to know about the leading shots

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Countries are mixing and matching vaccines to tackle the delta variant

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Malaria vaccine that combines parasite with treatment shows promise

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How do covid-19 vaccines affect your periods? Here's what we know

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