In the biggest mass vaccination since the 1964 operation against smallpox, school nurses, health visitors and GPs would deliver the injections to five- to 16-year-olds at all 33,700 schools. The move would be part of a concerted government effort to minimise the harm caused by the expected second wave of the pandemic this autumn.
"The general principle of schools being the ideal, logical place to do this is well established. They have captive audiences," said one senior source involved in Whitehall planning. More...
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