Children

Birmingham City Council’s director of education and skills, Dr Tim O’Neill, has been appointed as the new managing director of children’s services at Action for Children

The JCVI is today advising that children at increased risk of serious Covid-19 disease are offered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. That includes children aged 12 to 15 with severe neurodisabilities, Down’s syndrome, immunosuppression and multiple or severe learning disabilities.