Covid vaccine: More than a million teenagers are still unvaccinated in England as school absences rise

More than one million children between the age of 12 and 15 in England remain completely unvaccinated against Covid despite the jab being available to that age group since the end of September. Uptake of the Covid vaccine is also significantly lower in England than in Scotland for that age group. Around 58 per cent of children between the age of 12 and 15 in England have had their first jab, which is around 1.5 million children. In comparison, 68 per cent of that age group has had their first vaccine in Scotland, which is around 160,000 kids.