A decision from the chief medical officer on jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds is expected within days.
His father Gareth, a hospital consultant, said he feared if Josiah caught Covid he could suffer breathing problems, muscle weakness and would need a ventilator."To not vaccinate the children who are not only most likely to catch the disease but are also most likely to spread - it just seems completely counter-intuitive really."
Should the jab rollout be extended, he said "parents need to understand what the risks are, what the benefits are and make up their own mind about whether they offer consent or not... vaccinating 12-15 year-olds is not a black and white decision". Mair Hopkin, joint chair of the Royal College of GPs in Wales, said she could understand how the JCVI made their decision as it was a "very delicate balance".
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