Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced plans for the non-urgent rollout yesterday.
It comes after experts on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) decided the risk to youngsters of severe illness is tiny.
They said that despite studies showing only a small number of children were badly affected by Covid, jabs would give protection in the event of future waves.
Almost six million children will be offered two doses, three months apart, of the Pfizer/BioNTech paediatric vaccine – a third of the strength of the adult version.
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